Doltish

7 lettersadjectiverare

Updated June 2026

Definition

Slow-witted, dull, and obtuse in intellect or behaviour.

“His doltish behaviour at the meeting embarrassed his entire department.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

dolt·ish

Related Words

Synonyms

cloddish

Antonyms

bright clever sharp astute

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Wordle

Ends in the common -ISH suffix, with T and SH as the closing consonants

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No high-value tiles but DOLTISH is a useful 7-letter bingo word using common rack letters

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coltish

Words you can make from Doltish

Shorter words formed from the letters in “doltish”.

dhotis oldish stolid dhoti dilos diols doits dolts hilts hoist holds holts idols islot lidos litho odist sidth sloid sloth soldi solid stold thiol

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