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Pfister and the screenwriter, Jack Paglen, grapple ponderously, sometimes oafishly, with the ethical and philosophical issues at stake in the film’s premise.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2014

Except for a few oafishly drawn media sharpies, everyone in Romero's Paisley pageant is so nice that no true conflict arises.

From Time Magazine Archive

People who like oafishly coy satire about on a par with summer-camp imitations of Gilbert & Sullivan will find stretches of that.

From Time Magazine Archive

The ritual be gins with the anchorman passing the baton with an oafishly merry transition line like: "Well, buddy, you sure did it to us yesterday, didn't you?"

From Time Magazine Archive

"Thank yer, sir," he said, grinning oafishly as he pouched the guinea.

From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.