doltish
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Though the movie rockets Judge’s doltish heroes into the future, it feels like a charming artifact from the past.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2022
Before Viktor's transition, he and Allison had toasted to being sisters among brothers, able to share secrets with each other they couldn't possibly trust with their doltish or heartless siblings.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2022
In 1830, Alexander Pushkin used that rumor as the basis for his play “Mozart and Salieri,” casting the former as a doltish genius and the latter as a jealous schemer.
From The New Yorker ● May 27, 2019
But despite my doltish nature, I have always watched the World Cup.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 25, 2018
He thought of himself as slow, doltish, conservative, uninspired.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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