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In some senses, dolt is marked as derogatory, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
dolt
UK /dɒlt/ US /doʊlt/
verb 2noun 1
Collocations
3ADJ.
ignorant
VERB + DOLT
dreaming
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
1
A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
O Gull, oh dolt, / As ignorant as durt:[…]
Moſt Monſter-like, be ſhewne / For poor'ſt Diminutiues, for Dolts, […]
verb
1
To behave foolishly.
2
To fool; to trick
Some by frequent Practice will never be dolted
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
501
O Gull, oh dolt, / As ignorant as durt:[…]
Wiktionary02
Moſt Monſter-like, be ſhewne / For poor'ſt Diminutiues, for Dolts, […]
Wiktionary03
This Puck seemes but a dreaming dolt.
Wiktionary04
Some by frequent Practice will never be dolted
Wiktionary05
Only a dolt could fail to understand what was implied by that letter.
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