Dunce
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noun.
A stupid person; a dolt.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
[
capitalized
] A disciple or follower of John Duns Scotus (see etymology); a Dunce-man; a Scotist.
noun.
Hence A caviling, sophistical person; a senseless caviler.
noun.
A dull-witted, stupid person; a dolt; an ignoramus.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
One backward in book learning; a
child
or other person
dull
or
weak
in
intellect
; a
dullard
; a
dolt
.
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noun.
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
Word Usage
"If we're paying for two failed stadiums as the years roll on Randy, Sam and Dan will be in dunce caps in their official portraits."
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
dolt
dullard
pillock
poor fish
pudden-head
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
blockhead
bootjack
bumpkin
bungler
coonskin
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Boeotian
block
blockhead
bonehead
boob