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simpleton

[sim-puhl-tuhn] / ˈsɪm pəl tən /


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He was a soldier simpleton who appeared in comic drawings about life in the army in the 1890s.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

And not in the simpleton type of way.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 26, 2023

In it a simpleton named Bobo, to amuse a princess, is sent to find impossible things: a white crow’s feather, a glass of dry water, a square wheel.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2021

He may have been seen as a visionary by a few, but many more dismissed him as a simpleton.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2020

“Listen,” he said slowly, as if explaining to a simpleton.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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