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dolt

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dolt  (dlt)
n.
A stupid person; a dunce.

[Middle English dulte, from past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see dull.]

doltish adj.
doltish·ly adv.
doltish·ness n.

dolt [dəʊlt]
n
a slow-witted or stupid person
[probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dull]
doltish  adj
doltishly  adv
doltishness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dolt - a person who is not very brightdolt - a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
berk - a stupid person who is easy to take advantage of
blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunce, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
klutz - (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt
simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

dolt
noun idiot, fool, dope (informal), jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), ass, clot (Brit. informal), plank (Brit. slang), charlie (Brit. informal), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), booby, prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), twit (informal, chiefly Brit.), chump (informal), dunce, oaf, simpleton, dullard, dimwit (informal), ignoramus, dipstick (Brit. slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), blockhead, dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), thickhead, dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull He's a first class dolt.
Translations
dolt [dəʊlt] Nimbécil mf
you dolt!¡imbécil!
dolt
nTölpel m
dolt [dəʊlt] nimbecille m/f


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Let him question me whoever will: to a dolt, however, I shall hardly answer.
Did the man run away, Dolt, when we stopped for the drag?
"Well, gentlemen," said Joe, "you may try their fall over again, if you like; but, as for me, who am but a dolt, I prefer keeping at the medium height--neither too far up, nor too low down.
 
 
 
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