Definition of dolt
: a stupid person
doltishly
adverbdoltishness
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Examples of dolt in a Sentence
What a dolt I've been!
he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt
Recent Examples of dolt from the Web
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Some of his classmates had scrawled messages portraying him as a dolt.
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Origin and Etymology of dolt
probably akin to Old English dol foolish
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