Dunderhead
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdʌn.də.hɛd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dunderhead is a noun meaning (somewhat dated) A stupid person; a dunce.
Meaning
(somewhat dated) A stupid person; a dunce.
Example Sentences
You're the stupidest dunderhead I ever saw or ever heard of, so help me Moses!
Poor old fellow's a dunderhead. That's where it is in a nutshell. Never could make a living. […] Nice old chap as ever lived. Only impractical, dreamy. Gentle as a sheep—and no more capable of running that big, expensive plant than a motherly old ewe.
Cheney & Company swooned over Mr. Chalabi because he was telling them what they wanted to hear. . . . A half-dozen dunderheads who thought they knew everything assumed they could control Mr. Chalabi and use him as the instrument of their utopian fantasies.
Word Forms
- dunderheads
Synonyms for dunderhead
Depending on context, synonyms include dunce, loggerhead, knucklehead, bonehead, lunkhead, numskull.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blockhead, loggerhead, numskull, knucklehead, dunce, lunkhead.
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