doltish

[ dohl-tish ]
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adjective

  1. dull or stupid; slow-witted; thickheaded: Most of what has been posted on this thread is embarrassingly simple-minded, doltish stuff.

Origin of doltish

1
First recorded in 1540–50; dolt + -ish1

Other words from doltish

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

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How to use doltish in a sentence

  • The possession of books like these, in such excellent condition, is no proof of doltishness.

  • Absolutely doltish beyond even Rollins's established methods of doltishness.

    Rainy Week | Eleanor Hallowell Abbott

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