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Definition of Oafish
1. Adjective. Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. "Aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
Similar to: Unrefined
Derivative terms: Boorishness
Definition of Oafish
1. a. Like an oaf; simple.
Definition of Oafish
1. Adjective. characteristic of, or resembling an oaf; stupid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oafish
1. oaf [adj] - See also: oaf
Medical Definition of Oafish
1. Like an oaf; simple. Oaf"ishness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oafish
Literary usage of Oafish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"oafish, (ofe'-ish) a. Stupid ; dull ; doltish. oafish-NESS, (ofe'-ish-neit) ni
Stupidity; dulness. OAK, (oie) ni A well-known forest tree ; the wood of the ..."
2. Webster's High School Dictionary: A Dictionary of the English Language by Noah Webster (1892)
"Made of oak. Oal (of), re. A changeling; a dolt. — oafish ... oafish-ness, re.
Oak'um (ok'Um), n. Old rope, untwisted, used for Baulking seams of ships. ..."
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