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Webster 1913 Edition

doltish

dolt′ish

(dōlt′ĭsh)

,

Adj.

Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish;

as, a

doltish

clown

.

–

Dolt′ish-ly

,

adv.

–

Dolt′ish-ness

,

Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Doltish

DOLTISH

,

Adj.

Dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as a doltish clown.

Definition 2024

doltish

doltish

English

Adjective

doltish ‎(comparative more doltish, superlative most doltish)

Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
- Herman Melville, Moby-Dick
  Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish stare!

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:stupid

Derived terms

doltishness