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dolt
[dohlt] 
–noun
| a dull, stupid person; blockhead. |
Related forms:
doltish, adjective
dolt⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
dolt⋅ish⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
idiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy.
idiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy.
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| dolt (dōlt) n. A stupid person; a dunce. [Middle English dulte, from past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see dull.] dolt'ish adj., dolt'ish·ly adv., dolt'ish·ness n. |
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Dolt
Dolt\, n. [OE. dulte, prop. p. p. of dullen to dull. See Dull.] A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard. This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt. --Drayton.Dolt
Dolt\, v. i. To behave foolishly. [Obs.]
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dolt
1543, perhaps a variant of dold "dull, foolish," influenced by dulte, dolte, pp. forms of M.E. dullen "to dull, make or become dazed or stupid" (see dull).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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