This doesn't seem common - the internet tries to force me to accept 'heartless'. But it's in a children's classic...

This glorious word being no longer current, I invite you to revive it the next time someone does something daft...

Still on the theme of daft or stupid, as in 'Don't be a duffer', though not current. It seems to...

Another word for ‘idiot’ and related terms. It feels dated, though it has a nice ring to it; 'chump' is another...

Again, this was in a 1930s English classic, though the dictionary says it's American, so perhaps it's still in use. “He’ll...

Another obscure but resonant word for someone incompetent or daft. It also means a short tail on an animal such...