doltish

English

Etymology

dolt +‎ -ish

Adjective

doltish (comparative more doltish, superlative most doltish)

1. Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
   • Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

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

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:stupid

Derived terms

• doltishness