Meaning of nincumpoop | Babel Free
Examples
“May'ſt thou paſs for a Nincumpoop all the World over, / From Paris to France, and from England to Dover.”
“Nickumpoop, or Nincumpoop, a fooliſh fellow; alſo one who never ſaw his wife's ****.”
“What, do you give it up so? you poor, ſpiritleſs nincumpoops! I would roar till I burſted firſt, before I would give it up so to such a low-liv'd, beggarly rabble.”
“No, but I take you for a man, Peter, who when good fortune throws something in his way, would indeed be a nincumpoop if ever he slighted her favours.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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