numbskull

Example Sentences

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The president has taken aim at Fed chair Jerome Powell, calling him a "numbskull" and "too late".

From BBC

He's repeatedly taken aim at Fed chair Jay Powell, calling him everything from "too late" to a "numbskull".

From BBC

The war of words – if not yet trade – continues between Canada and the Trump administration with Prime Minister Trudeau calling the entire tariffs policy "dumb" and the US Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, calling him a "numbskull" in return.

From BBC

It doesn’t matter if he’s a fascist, authoritarian, a despot, a philanderer, a numbskull, a loon, or a spoiled brat who has mommy and daddy issues.

From Salon

But he is also great with comedy, as the milquetoast Charlie Driggs in Jonathan Demme's classic, "Something Wild," as the movie character who walks off the screen in Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo," and even the numbskull Harry in the hit "Dumb and Dumber."

From Salon