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
They must get struck, bent, broken and shoved into the flames to mold the boy into a man, the dullard into a dagger.
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Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
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.
—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
Burwell focused on Farrell’s character, Pádraic, a farmer characterized by his friend as a dullard.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
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Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2023
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.
—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
Burwell focused on Farrell’s character, Pádraic, a farmer characterized by his friend as a dullard.
—Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
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 23 Apr. 2025.
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