Doltishness

Doltishness
doltish dolt"ish (d[=o]lt"[i^]sh), a. Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown. -- {Dolt"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Dolt"ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] ||

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