dolt
pronunciation
How to pronounce dolt in British English:
UK [dəʊlt]
How to pronounce dolt in American English:
US [doʊlt]
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- Noun:
- a person who is not very bright
Word Origin
- dolt
- dolt: see dull
- dolt (n.)
- 1540s, perhaps a variant of dold "dull, foolish," influenced by dulte, dolte, past participle forms of Middle English dullen "to dull, make or become dazed or stupid" (see dull (adj.)). Related: Doltish; doltishly; doltishness.
Example
- 1. Don 't be such a dolt !
- 2. A person regarded as mentally dull ; a dolt .
- 3. He 's a dolt , but he is my brother .
- 4. Stocks would outperform over the long run , and only a dolt thinks otherwise , they informed me .
- 5. I largely agree with that sentiment the outperform part , not the dolt part .