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numbskull

numbskull is the alternative spelling of numskull.

Meaning of numskull

Noun

numskull (plural numskulls)

  1. (derogatory) A dunce, mentally dull or stupid person.
  2. (derogatory) A person who refuses to learn or grow mentally.
    • That numskull will never learn how to compose a letter.

Forms of numbskull

pluralnumbskulls

Origin of numbskull

From numb + skull.

Words formed from numbskull

Questions about numbskull

What is numbskull the alternative spelling of?
Numbskull is the alternative spelling of numskull.

Words near numbskull in the dictionary

  1. numbre
  2. numbres
  3. numbrous
  4. numbs
  5. numbs out
  6. numbskull
  7. numbskulled
  8. numbskulledness
  9. numbskullery
  10. numbskulls
  11. Numbugga

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Adapted from Wiktionary: numbskull (page history and authors); numskull (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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