oafish

Example Sentences

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He won fame as the oafish son-in-law Michael "Meathead" Stivic on groundbreaking 1970s sitcom "All in the Family," before transitioning to directing.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

It is, on one level, a crime thriller built from familiar Scorsesean elements: demanding father figures and feckless heirs, treacherous husbands and neglected wives, oafish goons and ruthless assassins, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2023

Yet the light charm, mostly offered by Shen as the oafish sidekick, serves as a saving grace amid the shadowy political games.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

You shouldn’t deny yourself a good technology because some oafish environmentalist tried to force it on you.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

How slight changes in accent or posture make a man seem oafish, or sly, or silly.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss