NUMSKULL


Meaning of NUMSKULL in English

noun

or numb·skull ˈnəmˌskəl

Etymology: numb (I) + skull

1. : a dull or stupid person : bonehead , dunce

the moment he sits down at the piano only a numskull wouldn't know he was a genius — Robert Rice

2. : a thick or muddled head

the wooden sound of numskulls being soundly hit — Edith Sitwell

• num·skulled -ld adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.