doltish

English

Etymology

dolt +‎ -ish

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 Thesaurus:stupid

Derived terms

doltishness

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