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The definition of a dolt is a stupid person.

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An example of a dolt is a person with no common sense.

See dolt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a stupid, slow-witted person; blockhead

Origin: prob. < ME dolte, pp. of dullen: see dull,

Related Forms:

doltish adjective
doltishly adverb
doltishness noun

See dolt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A stupid person; a dunce.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dulte

Origin: , from

Origin: past participle of dullen, to dull

Origin: , from dul, dull; see dull

Related Forms:

doltˈish adjective

doltˈish·ly adverb

doltˈish·ness noun

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