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simpleton

'simpltәn5 senses · 334 ms
Level C2GRE
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noun/ˈsɪmpəltən/[ˈsɪmpəltʰən] ~ [ˈsɪmpl̩tʰn̩]
  1. 1

    A simple-minded person lacking common sense.derogatoryinformal

    • The stranger had crossed a sacred line. He had mentioned the men's mothers. Nothing could get him out of a beating now, even the fact that he was obviously a simpleton. Albeit a simpleton with a good vocabulary.

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