DOLTISH

cloddish, doltish

(adjective) heavy and dull and stupid

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

doltish (comparative more doltish, superlative most doltish)

Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.

Synonyms

• See also stupid

Source: Wiktionary


Dolt"ish, a.

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

– Dolt"ish*ly, adv.

– Dolt"ish*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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