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dolt

[dohlt]
–noun
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.

Origin:
1535–45; var. of obs. dold stupid, orig. ptp. of ME dollen, dullen to dull


doltish, adjective
dolt⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
dolt⋅ish⋅ness, noun


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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