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cloddish

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[klod-ish] / ˈklɒd ɪʃ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or resembling a clod or boor; doltish; stolid.

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Etymology

Origin of cloddish

First recorded in 1835–45; clod + -ish 1

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Cloddish unbelief Angered you and made you pack To our present grief, Hearts you shall not harden: Bathe your hurts and come you back Here to house and garden!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 146, January 7, 1914 by Various

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