numbskulled

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adjective

stupid.

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Meanings

adjectivenumbskulled (comparative more numbskulled, superlative most numbskulled)

comparative more numbskulled · superlative most numbskulled

  1. informalstupid.

    He opens his mouth to scold her, to let her know that itʼs precisely her numbskulled inability to understand thereʼs more to the world than plum-cake and cocoa thatʼs allowed this calamity to happen in the first place.

    2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 820

    Synonyms: addlebrained, addlepated, airheaded, bee-brained, beef-witted, soft, beefheaded, beetle-headed

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivestupid.

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stupid

Origin

From numb + skulled.

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Cite this entry
APA

numbskulled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbskulled

MLA

“numbskulled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbskulled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “numbskulled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numbskulled.

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