Definition of doltish in English:

doltish

adjective ˈdəʊltɪʃˈdoʊltɪʃ

(of a person) stupid; idiotic.
a doltish character
Example sentencesExamples
- You are quite wrong to suggest that only the doltish unlettered can possibly believe in them.
- Others give in to some influences, such as friends and peer pressure, but aren't so malleable that they can be forced to do doltish things.
- Instead, we find a somewhat vulgar, vain and doltish character, who is bad with numbers, could not remember the names of the artists whose multimillion-dollar works hung on his walls, and lied about his age among other things.
- Her brother-in-law, the dashing, doltish Edward, almost brought the house down.
- Finally there's the problem of arrogance, of the almost doltish clumsiness with which the powerful and confident can pursue their goals.
Synonyms
stupid, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, foolish, ignorant, simple, simple-minded, dense, brainless, mindless, dull-witted, dull, slow-witted, witless, half-witted, dunce-like, slow, cretinous, empty-headed, vacuous, vapid
gullible, naive
informal thick, thick as two short planks, dim, dopey, dumb, dozy, birdbrained, pea-brained, pig-ignorant, bovine, slow on the uptake, soft in the head, brain-dead, boneheaded, lamebrained, chuckleheaded, dunderheaded, wooden-headed, fat-headed, muttonheaded
British informal daft, not the full shilling
North American informal dumb-ass

Derivatives

doltishly

adverb

He seemed totally unperturbed and even a little pleased that I had doltishly knocked on his door.
Example sentencesExamples
- They find it intolerable to think that sentient beings as gross as we are will doltishly persevere.
- His only purpose was to behave doltishly in dire circumstances to create tension.
- Or I might be sitting doltishly looking out the window.
- But it's a doltishly simple plot - so daft that I'm certainly not going to detain you by describing it here - so there didn't seem to me to be too much need.

doltishness

nounˈdəʊltɪʃnəsˈdoʊltɪʃnəs

To strip kids' movies of their innocence and naïveté denotes cynycism and doltishness on the part of the film-makers.
Example sentencesExamples
- Snipping away the doltishness, we find this flattering portrait.
- Rushworth, who marries Maria, is a dolt cut from the same cloth as Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, but his very doltishness makes him fun to read about.

Rhymes

coltish

Definition of doltish in US English:

doltish

adjectiveˈdoʊltɪʃˈdōltiSH

(of a person) stupid; idiotic.
a doltish character
Example sentencesExamples
- You are quite wrong to suggest that only the doltish unlettered can possibly believe in them.
- Finally there's the problem of arrogance, of the almost doltish clumsiness with which the powerful and confident can pursue their goals.
- Her brother-in-law, the dashing, doltish Edward, almost brought the house down.
- Instead, we find a somewhat vulgar, vain and doltish character, who is bad with numbers, could not remember the names of the artists whose multimillion-dollar works hung on his walls, and lied about his age among other things.
- Others give in to some influences, such as friends and peer pressure, but aren't so malleable that they can be forced to do doltish things.
Synonyms
stupid, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, foolish, ignorant, simple, simple-minded, dense, brainless, mindless, dull-witted, dull, slow-witted, witless, half-witted, dunce-like, slow, cretinous, empty-headed, vacuous, vapid

单词	doltish
释义	Definition of doltish in English: doltish adjective ˈdəʊltɪʃˈdoʊltɪʃ (of a person) stupid; idiotic. a doltish character Example sentencesExamples You are quite wrong to suggest that only the doltish unlettered can possibly believe in them. Others give in to some influences, such as friends and peer pressure, but aren't so malleable that they can be forced to do doltish things. Instead, we find a somewhat vulgar, vain and doltish character, who is bad with numbers, could not remember the names of the artists whose multimillion-dollar works hung on his walls, and lied about his age among other things. Her brother-in-law, the dashing, doltish Edward, almost brought the house down. Finally there's the problem of arrogance, of the almost doltish clumsiness with which the powerful and confident can pursue their goals. Synonyms stupid, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, foolish, ignorant, simple, simple-minded, dense, brainless, mindless, dull-witted, dull, slow-witted, witless, half-witted, dunce-like, slow, cretinous, empty-headed, vacuous, vapid gullible, naive informal thick, thick as two short planks, dim, dopey, dumb, dozy, birdbrained, pea-brained, pig-ignorant, bovine, slow on the uptake, soft in the head, brain-dead, boneheaded, lamebrained, chuckleheaded, dunderheaded, wooden-headed, fat-headed, muttonheaded British informal daft, not the full shilling North American informal dumb-ass Derivatives doltishly adverb He seemed totally unperturbed and even a little pleased that I had doltishly knocked on his door. Example sentencesExamples They find it intolerable to think that sentient beings as gross as we are will doltishly persevere. His only purpose was to behave doltishly in dire circumstances to create tension. Or I might be sitting doltishly looking out the window. But it's a doltishly simple plot - so daft that I'm certainly not going to detain you by describing it here - so there didn't seem to me to be too much need. doltishness nounˈdəʊltɪʃnəsˈdoʊltɪʃnəs To strip kids' movies of their innocence and naïveté denotes cynycism and doltishness on the part of the film-makers. Example sentencesExamples Snipping away the doltishness, we find this flattering portrait. Rushworth, who marries Maria, is a dolt cut from the same cloth as Mr. Collins in Pride and Prejudice, but his very doltishness makes him fun to read about. Rhymes coltish Definition of doltish in US English: doltish adjectiveˈdoʊltɪʃˈdōltiSH (of a person) stupid; idiotic. a doltish character Example sentencesExamples You are quite wrong to suggest that only the doltish unlettered can possibly believe in them. Finally there's the problem of arrogance, of the almost doltish clumsiness with which the powerful and confident can pursue their goals. Her brother-in-law, the dashing, doltish Edward, almost brought the house down. Instead, we find a somewhat vulgar, vain and doltish character, who is bad with numbers, could not remember the names of the artists whose multimillion-dollar works hung on his walls, and lied about his age among other things. Others give in to some influences, such as friends and peer pressure, but aren't so malleable that they can be forced to do doltish things. Synonyms stupid, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, foolish, ignorant, simple, simple-minded, dense, brainless, mindless, dull-witted, dull, slow-witted, witless, half-witted, dunce-like, slow, cretinous, empty-headed, vacuous, vapid
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