as in idiot
a stupid person
often mistaken for a dullard because he never said much in discussions
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Recent Examples of dullard
Dropping the hammer from a stop gets it to 60 mph in just 4.1 seconds, which opens plenty of opportunities for maneuvering around traffic's pokey dullards.
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Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
So with just these few changes, the Saab 99 went from a rather efficient dullard to a sparkling performer.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
Colin Farrell’s turn as a lovable dullard in Banshees of Inisherin and Bill Nighy as a bureaucrat rediscovering himself in Living both broke hearts on the festival circuit, and career-capstone nominations for each seem likely.
—Vulture, 29 Sep. 2022
Philosophers constantly argue as if every hypothetical person is either a dullard or a hyper-self-aware.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2011
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Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 31 May 2023
So with just these few changes, the Saab 99 went from a rather efficient dullard to a sparkling performer.
—Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 23 Jan. 2023
Colin Farrell’s turn as a lovable dullard in Banshees of Inisherin and Bill Nighy as a bureaucrat rediscovering himself in Living both broke hearts on the festival circuit, and career-capstone nominations for each seem likely.
—Vulture, 29 Sep. 2022
Philosophers constantly argue as if every hypothetical person is either a dullard or a hyper-self-aware.
—Kyle Munkittrick, Discover Magazine, 20 Jan. 2011
See All Example Sentences for dullard
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“Dullard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullard. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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