dolt
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
Origin of dolt
1Other words for dolt
Other words from dolt
- dolt·ish, adjective
Words Nearby dolt
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How to use dolt in a sentence
He cursed himself inwardly for a fool and a dolt—the more pitiable because he accounted himself cunning above others.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniI've employed here in Paris a dolt of a lawyer, to whom I give twenty francs every time he opens an eye, and he is always asleep.
Unconscious Comedians | Honore de BalzacSo obvious a one that only the veriest dolt could be deceived by it.
The Secret Witness | George GibbsSir George, that angel, who deserved the first monarch in the universe, to be cast off by an undiscerning dolt!
Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph | Frances SheridanThis man Le Caille will fight bravely, but he is a sorry dolt to have the conduct of brave men.
The Lily and the Totem | William Gilmore Simms
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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