nincompoop

Example Sentences

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Tom was of course not a nincompoop, but a serious, thoughtful person who hungered to add substance to sketch comedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2023

I guess I want someone to tell me that it’s possible that I’m a nincompoop here and that straight men can “sound gay.”

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2020

Higher courts, and history, ultimately vindicated John Sirica’s belief that he shouldn’t be “sitting on the bench like a nincompoop and watching the parade go by.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2018

Pretty soon the goal is sinking each other, proving once and for all that the other person is a complete nincompoop.

From Salon • Jan. 6, 2017

Andrew wasn’t a nincompoop, as you will very soon see.

From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers