cloddish

[ klod-ish ]
/ ˈklɒd ɪʃ /
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adjective

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

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Origin of cloddish

First recorded in 1835–45; clod + -ish1

OTHER WORDS FROM cloddish

clod·dish·ly, adverbclod·dish·ness, noun

Words nearby cloddish

clockmaker, clockwise, clockwork, clockwork universe, clod, cloddish, clodhopper, clodhopping, clodpoll, cloete, clofibrate
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Words related to cloddish

rude, tasteless, vulgar, churlish, impolite, ugly, barbaric, uncivilized, coarse, grumpy, sullen, ornery, boorish, indecent, savage, cheap, obscene, raw, clumsy, lewd

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