dolt

noun

ˈdōlt

Synonyms of dolt next

: a stupid person

doltish

ˈdōl-tish

adjective

doltishly adverb

doltishness noun

Example Sentences

What a dolt I've been! he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt

Recent Examples on the Web Now with Eli getting older, Judy is stuck competing for dominance with her brothers: firstborn Jesse, played by Danny McBride in the traditional McBride mold of pompous, all-American dolts; and youngest brother Kelvin (Adam Devine), a youth minister who dresses like a wannabe Bieber. —

Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 16 June 2023 Our intolerable situation forces us to welcome such witless dolts to our side. —

Ana Marie Cox, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023 Also, thanks to movies like This Is Spinal Tap and Wayne’s World (which are both hilarious), the genre has gotten the reputation of being made for knuckleheaded dolts, which is unfair since smart, talented people from all walks of life identify with the genre. —

Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2023 Why is Shanahan such a dolt? —

Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Sep. 2021 The ongoing melodrama has revealed Greg Norman to be a dolt and Phil Mickelson a bumbler. —

Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 June 2022 His horrifying misrule convinced even die-hard autocrats that the country could not survive with an incompetent dolt at the apex of power. —

Ryan Cooper, The Week, 11 Aug. 2021 The thing is, a person using their horn in this aggressive manner is seemingly saying that the other driver is a complete dolt. —

Lance Eliot, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021 Kirk Schulz, the Washington State president and a chemical engineer, can’t be thrilled that his university is now synonymous with an anti-vaxxer dolt. —

Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021 See More

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