Synonyms

cloddish

American

[klod-ish] / ˈklɒd ɪʃ /

adjective

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

Other Word Forms

cloddishly adverb
cloddishness noun

Etymology

Origin of cloddish

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

Example Sentences

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Mitch’s cloddish rejection of her is all the more devastating after all that she has courageously bared to him.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

That was before the cloddish, obnoxious SUV took over limousine duties.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2016

In Gallipoli, Connor meets another cloddish British officer and forms a manly friendship with a wise Turkish army officer.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2015

“Love distorts things,” the older Joe reflects, looking back with shame on her fixation on the cloddish Jerôme.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2014

Its comforts were stuffy and cloddish, the heater, the padded chairs, the bed piled with furs, the rugs, drapes, wrappings, mufflings.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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