dolt
[dohlt]
- a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
Origin of dolt
1535–45; variant of obsolete dold stupid, orig. past participle of Middle English dollen, dullen to dull
Synonyms
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.comidiot, fool, clod, nitwit, dummy.
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Examples from the Web for dolt
Historical Examples
Is it necessary that he should be a dolt in order to be fitted for his vocation?
I wonder so talented a father should own a dolt like Rufus for a son.
EventideEffie Afton
Why did not you go and talk to that brute of a boy, and that dolt of a woman?
While he had stood there a dolt and sluggard, she had satisfied her curiosity and stolen away.
A Drift from Redwood CampBret Harte
But that dolt had not a worde to say for him self, but was as doume as a bitle in that mater.
dolt
- a slow-witted or stupid person
Word Origin
C16: probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dull
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Word Origin and History for dolt
n.
1540s, perhaps a variant of dold "dull, foolish," influenced by dulte, dolte, past participle forms of Middle English dullen "to dull, make or become dazed or stupid" (see dull (adj.)). Related: Doltish; doltishly; doltishness.
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