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doltish
[
dohlt
]
Origin
dolt
/
doʊlt
/
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[
dohlt
]
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noun
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
Origin:
1535–45;
variant of obsolete
dold
stupid, orig. past participle of
Middle English
dollen, dullen
to
dull
Related forms
dolt·ish,
adjective
dolt·ish·ly,
adverb
dolt·ish·ness,
noun
Synonyms
idiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy.
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dolt
(dəʊlt)
—
n
a slow-witted or stupid person
[C16: probably related to Old English
dol
stupid; see
dull
]
'doltish
—
adj
'doltishly
—
adv
'doltishness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
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
).
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