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cloddish

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clod⋅dish

  [klod-ish]
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–adjective
of, pertaining to, or resembling a clod or boor; doltish; stolid.
Origin:
1835–45; clod + -ish 1

Related forms:
clod⋅dish⋅ly, adverb
clod⋅dish⋅ness, noun
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clod   (klŏd)   
n.  

  1. A lump or chunk, especially of earth or clay.

  2. Earth or soil.

  3. A dull, stupid person; a dolt.


[Middle English, variant of clot, lump; see clot.]
clod'dish adj., clod'dish·ly adv., clod'dish·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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