Insulting Words

3 words in this vocabulary list

noun a foolish or stupid person

  • The professor referred to the student as a nitwit for not understanding the basic concepts.
  • Don't be such a nitwit and double check your work before submitting it.
  • That guy is a total nitwit for thinking he could get away with cheating on the test.
  • Her mind was a jumbled mess of thoughts, like a nitwit trying to solve a complex puzzle.

adjective relating to or resembling lard; fatty or greasy

  • The chef used lardy butter to add richness to the dish.
  • I can't believe how lardy that cake is - it's delicious!
  • She's always complaining about being lardy, but she never exercises.
  • The lardy bureaucracy slowed down the process of getting approval for the project.

noun a person who is regarded as extremely stupid or foolish

  • The scientist referred to the small-brained creature as a pea-brain.
  • Don't listen to him, he's just a pea-brain.
  • She called him a pea-brain for forgetting her birthday.
  • His pea-brain couldn't comprehend the complexity of the situation.