doltish

[ dohl-tish ]
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adjective
  1. dull or stupid; slow-witted; thickheaded: Most of what has been posted on this thread is embarrassingly simple-minded, doltish stuff.

Origin of doltish

1
First recorded in 1540–50; dolt + -ish1

Other words from doltish

  • dolt·ish·ly, adverb
  • dolt·ish·ness, noun

Words Nearby doltish

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How to use doltish in a sentence

  • They enjoyed the situation, as the commercial traveller could see from their doltish looks.

    Pelle the Conqueror, Complete | Martin Anderson Nexo
  • She almost touched him, but though his spirit recoiled, the doltish flesh would not be moved.

    Idolatry | Julian Hawthorne
  • I looked at his furtive eyes and brutal, doltish face, but he kept them blank as a wall.

    To Have and To Hold | Mary Johnston
  • I verily believe, said the elder, that you would willingly be among those doltish screamers on the shore yonder.

  • I felt very doltish and unready as I followed him to the drawing-room.

    The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. Gough