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as in hulk
a big clumsy often slow-witted person
it's not polite to call your brother a stupid oaf
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as in idiot
a stupid person
anyone who took him for an oaf and tried to cheat him would be in for a nasty surprise
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as in thickness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind
the oafishness of the investigators, who missed clues and mishandled physical evidence, is the reason why that crime was never solved
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