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dolt
(dōlt)n.
A stupid person; a dunce.
[Middle English dulte, from past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see dull.]
dolt′ish adj.
dolt′ish·ly adv.
dolt′ish·ness n.
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dolt
(dəʊlt)n
a slow-witted or stupid person
[C16: probably related to Old English dol stupid; see dull]
ˈdoltish adj
ˈdoltishly adv
ˈdoltishness n
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dolt
(doʊlt)n.
a blockhead; dunce.
[1535–45; variant of obsolete dold stupid]
dolt′ish, adj.
dolt′ish•ly, adv.
dolt′ish•ness, n.
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Noun | 1. | dolt - 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, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull - a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence klutz - (Yiddish) a clumsy dolt |
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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.
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n → Tölpel m
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