Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doltish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: doltish
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.

Example Sentences

"Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish stare!"

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.

Inflected Forms

more doltish (comparative) most doltish (superlative)

Derived Forms

doltishly doltishness

Synonyms

cloddish

Questions

What does doltish mean?: Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
Where does doltish come from?: 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.

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