dolt
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
Origin of dolt
1Other words for dolt
Other words from dolt
- dolt·ish, adjective
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How to use dolt in a sentence
Yet as we are brought to seek goodness, being sinners, so we shall be brought to seek the last perception, being dolts.
Ignorant, shallow-pated dolts, without as much intellectuality as an average cat.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists | Robert TressellAnd as he descended the winding stairs of the courts: "A fine rabble of asses and dolts these Parisians!"
Notre-Dame de Paris | Victor HugoThe foolishest dolts are the ground-plot of the most wit, as the idlest rogues are of the most industry.
Citation and Examination of William Shakspeare | Walter Savage LandorHe takes in hand fools, dolts, and knaves; but Dickens wants simpletonianism.
British Dictionary definitions for dolt
/ (dəʊlt) /
a slow-witted or stupid person
Origin of dolt
1Derived forms of dolt
- doltish, adjective
- doltishly, adverb
- doltishness, noun
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