Definition of Doltish

1. Adjective. Heavy and dull and stupid.

Exact synonyms: Cloddish
Similar to: Stupid

Definition of Doltish

1. a. Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown.

Definition of Doltish

1. Adjective. Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Doltish

1. dolt [adj] - See also: dolt

Lexicographical Neighbors of Doltish

dolphin-friendly
dolphin hugger
dolphin kick
dolphin oil
dolphin striker
dolphinarium
dolphinariums
dolphinet
dolphinets
dolphinfish
dolphinfishes
dolphinlike
dolphins
dols
dolt
doltish (current term)
doltishly
doltishness
doltishnesses
dolts
dolven
dom.
domable
domableness
domage
domain
domain-specific language
domain hack
domain hacks

Literary usage of Doltish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language: To by John Walker (1806)
"... to sadden, to make melancholy ; to damp, to clog ; to make weary or slow of motion ; to sully brightness. DULL, dúl. a. Stupid, doltish, blockish ..."

2. A Mandarin-Romanized Dictionary of Chinese: Including New Terms and Phrases by Donald MacGillivray (1921)
"M. 66. a bit, a piece; doltish. Num. of land, doltish, stupid, ... cho1). a doltish, stupid thing. an official, government; public mandarin's residence. ..."

3. A Chinese and English Vocabulary in the Pekinese Dialect by George Carter Stent (1871)
"Num. of land, &c. doltish, stupid, ignorant. fa doltish, stupid thing, on officer; official; government; the senses. official messengers, servants, ..."

4. The Logic of Style: Being an Introduction to Critical Science by William Renton (1874)
"In regard to the term, for example, we have the word " fool," to express a fact, " doltish," to express the principle or tendency, and " donkey," to express ..."

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