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dolt

[ dohlt ]

/ doʊlt /

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noun

a dull, stupid person; blockhead.

Origin of dolt

1535–45; variant of obsolete dold stupid, orig. past participle of Middle English dollen, dullen to dull

SYNONYMS FOR dolt

idiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dolt

dolt·ish, adjective dolt·ish·ly, adverb dolt·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby dolt

dolphin striker, dolphinarium, dolphinfish, dolphy, dols., dolt, dolton, dolus, dom, dom., dom. rep.

Example sentences from the Web for doltish

You wanted me, my money, everything, and had nothing to give in return except your own doltish self.

A Bottle of Old Wine |Richard O. Lewis
They enjoyed the situation, as the commercial traveller could see from their doltish looks.

Pelle the Conqueror, Complete |Martin Anderson Nexo
Is it that doltish Jules, who looks an absolute fool, but may be masking his game!

Messengers of Evil |Pierre Souvestre
I looked at his furtive eyes and brutal, doltish face, but he kept them blank as a wall.

To Have and To Hold |Mary Johnston

She almost touched him, but though his spirit recoiled, the doltish flesh would not be moved.

Idolatry |Julian Hawthorne

British Dictionary definitions for doltish

dolt

/ (dəʊlt) /

noun

a slow-witted or stupid person

Derived forms of dolt

doltish, adjective doltishly, adverb doltishness, noun

Word Origin for dolt

C16: probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dull