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dolt

[ dohlt ]

noun

  1. a dull, stupid person; blockhead.

    Synonyms: dummy, nitwit, clod, fool, idiot



dolt

/ dəʊlt /

noun

  1. a slow-witted or stupid person
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdoltish, adjective
  • ˈdoltishly, adverb
  • ˈdoltishness, noun
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Other Words From

  • dolt·ish adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dolt1

First recorded in 1535–45; variant of obsolete dold “stupid,” originally past participle of Middle English dollen, dullen “to dull”; dull
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dolt1

C16: probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dull
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Example Sentences

“Gutenberg! The Musical!,” a comic meta-musical about two talentless dolts pitching a show about the father of the printing press, wraps up its limited Broadway run on Jan. 28.

Neither is he the president whose office confers such immense power that even a dolt like Trump is automatically given more deference than he deserves.

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We came so close to losing our democracy due to some real dolts.

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The wives’ decision to journey to Lourdes is met with great resistance by their husbands, all of whom are portrayed as clueless dolts.

Previous seasons present Greg as the hapless dolt who acts as the idiot's edition of a Greek chorus.

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