doltish

American  

[dohl-tish] / ˈdoʊl tɪʃ /

adjective

1. dull or stupid; slow-witted; thickheaded.

   Most of what has been posted on this thread is embarrassingly simple-minded, doltish stuff.

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Other Word Forms

• doltishly adverb
• doltishness noun

Etymology

Origin of doltish

First recorded in 1540–50; dolt ( def. ) + -ish ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Though the movie rockets Judge’s doltish heroes into the future, it feels like a charming artifact from the past.

From Los Angeles Times

Before Viktor's transition, he and Allison had toasted to being sisters among brothers, able to share secrets with each other they couldn't possibly trust with their doltish or heartless siblings.

From Salon

He acts like a preening buffoon with pretensions of grandeur — doltish and delusional in equal measure.

From Washington Post

When her doltish spouse asks Eliza which of them loves the other more, hilarious grammatical confusion rapidly ensues:

From Washington Post

Co-directors Christian Stella and Jeremy Gardner — the latter of whom also wrote the screenplay and plays the doltish boyfriend, Hank — give this common scenario some dimension and personality.

From Los Angeles Times