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dolt.

A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɒlt/UK/dəʊlt//dɔʊlt//doʊlt/US

  1. A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

    derogatory
Where this word comes from

First used as a noun in Early Modern English, from dialectal English dold (“stupid, confused”), from Middle English dold, a variant of dulled, dult (“dulled”), past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make dull, make stupid”), from dull, dul, dwal (“stupid”). More at dull.

verb/dɒlt/UK/dəʊlt//dɔʊlt//doʊlt/US

  1. To behave foolishly.

    obsolete

  2. To fool; to trick

Where this word comes from

First used as a noun in Early Modern English, from dialectal English dold (“stupid, confused”), from Middle English dold, a variant of dulled, dult (“dulled”), past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make dull, make stupid”), from dull, dul, dwal (“stupid”). More at dull.

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