noun
- a stupid or foolish person
Usage: informal; mildly insulting
Examples
- Don’t be such a numskull—read the instructions first.
- That numskull forgot his keys again.
- I felt like a complete numskull after making that mistake.
- The teacher called him a numskull for not studying.
- Only a numskull would try to fix that without turning off the power.
- She’s no numskull; she just needs more time to understand.