doltish en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English dolt Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English doltish From dolt + -ish.
Meanings
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Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish stare!
1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most doltish | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more doltish | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |