dolt

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a person who is not very bright“The economy, stupid!”Synonyms: stupidstupid personstupedullardpudding headpudden-headpoor fishpillock
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

dolt \dolt\ (d[=o]lt; 110), n. [OE. dulte, prop. p. p. of dullen to dull. See Dull.] A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard. [1913 Webster]

This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]


dolt \dolt\, v. i. To behave foolishly. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
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