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dullard
(dull|ard)
Pronunciation:
/ˈdʌləd/
noun
a slow or stupid person:
he was caricatured as a dupe and a dullard
[
as modifier
]
:
his dullard cousin
Origin:
Middle English
: from Middle Dutch
dullaert
, from
dul
'dull'
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