oaf
[ ohf ]
noun
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
a simpleton; dunce; blockhead.
Archaic.
a deformed or mentally deficient child.
a changeling.
Origin of oaf
1synonym study For oaf
1. See boorish.
Other words for oaf
Other words from oaf
- oafish, adjective
- oaf·ish·ly, adverb
- oaf·ish·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with oaf
- oaf , oath
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How to use oaf in a sentence
All the oafishness and surly awkwardness of the half-boy period was gone.
The Pearl of Orr's Island | Harriet Beecher Stowe
British Dictionary definitions for oaf
oaf
/ (əʊf) /
noun
a stupid or loutish person
Origin of oaf
1C17: variant of Old English ælf elf
Derived forms of oaf
- oafish, adjective
- oafishly, adverb
- oafishness, noun
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