dolt

Previous seasons present Greg as the hapless dolt who acts as the idiot's edition of a Greek chorus.

From Salon ● May 15, 2023

Now I can sense more than a few people calling me a dolt.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 10, 2022

Review: Was Andy Warhol a saint or scourge, genius or dolt?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2021

There’s the thief and his dolt of a sidekick, ironically nicknamed “the Brain”; a newly arrived doctor faced with a daily parade of petty hypochondriacs; and a barber who doubles as a D.I.Y. dentist.

From New York Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

Which made him wonder if he’d ever been a talented Usher, or if he’d just been a dolt guided by the all-knowing Afterlife.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

But naturally the actors are not portraying them in the guise of the movie’s endearing dolts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2025

The wives’ decision to journey to Lourdes is met with great resistance by their husbands, all of whom are portrayed as clueless dolts.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 13, 2023

Well, these dolts are almost certainly going to get their wish: it’s hard to imagine that the SEC continues with just eight conference games once Texas and Oklahoma enter the fold.

From Fox News ● Aug. 12, 2021

Instead, he presents them as borderline dolts, barely functioning adults defined by behavioral quirks and psychological soft spots.

From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2018

Never before had I seen my family as such half-wits, such hayseeds, such dolts.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly