Definitions

oafish

[oh-fish] / ˈoʊ fɪʃ /

ADJECTIVE

clumsy, stupid

Synonyms

WEAK

all thumbs blundering blunderous bumbling bungling butterfingered dumb gawkish gawky graceless half-witted heavy-handed idiotic ignorant inelegant inept klutzy lubberly lumbering lumpish moronic simple simpleminded slow stumbling uncoordinated undexterous ungainly unintelligent

Example Sentences

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Jim Haslett at 3-6: Oafish head of defense that gives up not just yards but entire continents.

From Washington Post • Dec. 20, 2012