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PRONUNCIATION OF DOLTISH

doltish  [ˈdəʊltɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DOLTISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Doltish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DOLTISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of doltish in the English dictionary

The definition of doltish in the dictionary is slow-witted or stupid.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOLTISH


British
ˈbrɪtɪʃ
brutish
ˈbruːtɪʃ
coltish
ˈkəʊltɪʃ
cultish
ˈkʌltɪʃ
fetich
ˈfetɪʃ
fetish
ˈfɛtɪʃ
flattish
ˈflætɪʃ
Kentish
ˈkɛntɪʃ
Lettish
ˈlɛtɪʃ
lightish
ˈlaɪtɪʃ
pettish
ˈpɛtɪʃ
Pictish
ˈpɪktɪʃ
saltish
ˈsɔːltɪʃ
Scottish
ˈskɒtɪʃ
shortish
ˈʃɔːtɪʃ
skittish
ˈskɪtɪʃ
sluttish
ˈslʌtɪʃ
stiltish
ˈstɪltɪʃ
sweetish
ˈswiːtɪʃ
whitish
ˈwaɪtɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DOLTISH

doloriferous
dolorific
dolorimetry
doloroso
dolorous
dolorously
dolorousness
dolos
dolosse
dolostone
dolour
dolphin
dolphin striker
dolphinarium
dolphinet
dolphinfish
dols
dolt
doltishly
doltishness

WORDS THAT END LIKE DOLTISH

anti-British
cattish
coquettish
faintish
fattish
goatish
Irtish
latish
leftish
loutish
Midianitish
novelettish
pro-British
ruttish
smartish
softish
sottish
sycophantish
the Scottish
wettish

Synonyms and antonyms of doltish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DOLTISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «doltish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of doltish

Translation of «doltish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DOLTISH

Find out the translation of doltish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of doltish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «doltish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大板
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

doltish
570 millions of speakers

English

doltish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

doltish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

doltish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тупой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doltish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

doltish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gourde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Doltish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

doltish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

doltish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

doltish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Doltish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

doltish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

doltish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

धोंडलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sciocco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

doltish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тупий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greu de cap
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

doltish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sukkel achtig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doltish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

doltish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of doltish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLTISH»

The term «doltish» is normally little used and occupies the 131.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DOLTISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about doltish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DOLTISH»

Discover the use of doltish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to doltish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Gaelic Dictionary in Two Parts. To which is Prefixed a New ...
Plocaidh, fut. aff. a. of ploc. Shall bruise or mash. Plocaidh, gen. sing. of plocadh. Plocanta, a. Lumpish; blockish ; round-headed ; sturdy ; full-faced. Plocantachd, s.s. Lumpishness; blockishness ; doltish- ness ; sturdiness. Plod, v. a. and n.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
2
A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
Plocaidh, fut. aff. a. of ploc. Shall bruise or mash. Plocaidh, gen. sing, of plocadh. Plocanta, a. Lumpish; blockish ; round-headed ; sturdy ; full-faced. Plocantachd, s. f. Lumpishness ; blockishness ; doltish- ness ; sturdiness. Plod, v. a. and n.
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
3
Creating Their Own Space: The Development of an ...
"doltish boy" is reproached for he carries out the duties of his wife which include minding the pot in the kitchen and working in the yard: Example 3.9: Sundar Popo "Doltish Boy" Chorus You doltish or what, boy, you doltish or what, always in the ...
Tina K. Ramnarine, 2001
4
Mongolian-English Dictionary
Stupidly, senselessly. MENENGCER / MaHaHuaP adj. Doltish, idiotic. MENENGDE- / MaHarlIaX 2) v.i. To be doltish or stupid; to act stupidly. MENENGKEN / MsnarXaH adj. Somewhat stupid or doltish. MENENGTY- / lvlahsrrsx v.i. To become ...
Ferdinand D Lessing, 2013
5
Oxford Thesaurus of English
... informal mompara; dated tomfool, muttonhead, noddy; archaic clodpole, loggerhead, spoony, mooncalf. doltish. adjective the yokels are doltish but harmless: stupid, idiotic, moronic, imbecilic, foolish, ignorant, simple, simple- minded, dense ...
Maurice Waite, 2009
6
A Dictionary of the Chinese Language, in Three Parts: ...
Simple; silly; foolish; doltish, Tsoo ehwang Q | rude, doltish i ohstinate ; naturally dulj, and also uneducated- itwC*1' MAN. Fear ; apprehension. Same as 4h Kung. KIN. The sense is not known. KO. A spear or Unce with transverse points at the ...
Robert Morrison, 1822
7
Evil Is Evil , Good Is God
A few beggar women with leased, bare—bodied infants fluttered around, hunting for some doltish but merciful humans who could be facilely hoodwinked and when identified one, they twisted their hands and feet as if sorely bitten by palsy and ...
Amit Upadhyay
8
How This Night Is Different: Stories
All these guys were the same: lionised beyond repair by doltish, worshipful mothers, interested ultimately in doltish, worship' ful girlfriends'cum'wives. These boys invariably rejected the hell out of her (being, as she was, neither doltish nor  ...
Elisa Albert, 2008
9
A Dictionary of the Chinese Language: Chinese and English ...
The name of a bill. Faded, as a diseased or cast off tree, as it drops its branches. See Hwae. 6647. [«] A clod of earth j a segment, fragment, or portion of; a piece. Doltish, unin- telligentasaclod. Occurs used for the pronoun I. Tsaou wfih che ...
Robert Morrison, 1819
10
The Classic of the Way and Virtue: A New Translation of the ...
"Doltish and rustic" translates wan qie bi, but the base text reads wan si bi, " doltish as a rustic." Wang's commentary indicates that it should be "doltish and rustic," a reading supported by Fu Yi's (554- 639) edition of the Lao{i, based on several ...
Laozi, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DOLTISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term doltish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Column showed what hate mongering looks like
He broadly painted all rural and small-town Americans as "anti-intellectual," "hate breeding," "intentionally stupid," "doltish" "racists." These are ... «Billings Gazette, Jul 15»
2
Preview: Weird, wonderful street performers converge on Churchill …
Partner Hamish McCann is his doltish, mute buddy who doesn't think at all. It's a bit like Penn and Teller meets Cirque du Soleil, a spot of ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
3
Sherlock Holmes: 10 Offbeat Takes on the Great Detective
... as a notably intelligent Watson was a conscious effort to counter the more traditional screen portrayal of the good doctor as a doltish foil to his ... «Den of Geek!, Jun 15»
4
July 8-Aug. 23: Stage Left's Shakespeare Under the Stars open July 8
The Shakespearean folktale is set in an ancient kingdom, complete with a wicked stepmother, her doltish son, a sleeping princess, an evil ... «SanJuanIslander.com, Jun 15»
5
BWW Interviews: Rebecca Taichman's Ever-Evolving Relationship …
... Toby Belch and her maid Maria, the doltish knight Sir Andrew Aguecheek (who also is in love with Olivia) and Viola's twin brother Sebastian. «Broadway World, Jun 15»
6
'Ted 2' is overstuffed and absurd but wickedly funny
... computer-animated character voiced by writer-director Seth MacFarlane with his human best friend, the joyfully doltish John (Mark Wahlberg) ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
7
'Charlie, Trevor and a Girl Savannah': Film Review
... in at least one movie weekly), the confusing storyline involves Savannah's supposed abduction at the hands of a pair of doltish thugs. «Hollywood Reporter, Jun 15»
8
Q&A with Julie Taymor on “A Midsummer Night's Dream”
... is expertly woven around the timeless tale of love run amok in a forest populated with sprites, fairies, and doltish, stage-struck craftsmen. «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jun 15»
9
Apodaca: Dads are making way for strong, smart women
But I actually agree that Hunt's career shouldn't have been trashed because of his doltish comments. The public shaming should have been ... «Daily Pilot, Jun 15»
10
The de Blasio administration's transit hooey (editorial)
But, apparently in the eyes of the authors of this analysis, doltish Staten Islanders are bound to eagerly lap up news of these modest ... «SILive.com, Jun 15»

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