dullard

American  

[duhl-erd] / ˈdʌl ərd /

noun

1. a stupid, insensitive person.

   Synonyms:

   dummy, dumbbell, dolt, dunce

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dullard British  

/ ˈdʌləd /

noun

1. a dull or stupid person

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Etymology

Origin of dullard

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; dull, -ard

Example Sentences

Casting a few dullards is an essential part of the process.

From Salon

Epstein said that his "closest friend for 10 years" had a great mind for real estate, but was otherwise a complete dullard.

From Salon

She wears her power like a second skin and speaks a mid-Atlantic accent similar to the one Leigh used in “The Hudsucker Proxy,” only mellowed by casks of rare scotch and impatience with unrefined dullards.

From Salon

“Love’s Labor’s Lost,” with or without the British “u,” is a very youthful, disjointed text, its thin thread of plot repeatedly cut by clowns, dullards, puns, pomposities and noodling that goes nowhere.

From New York Times

It's a world, for the most part, beyond the grasp of dullard officials.

From BBC