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Dealt vs Dolt - What's the difference?

dealt | dolt |

As verbs the difference between dealt and dolt

is that dealt is past tense of deal while dolt is to behave foolishly.

As a noun dolt is

a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

dealt

English

Verb

(head)
  • (deal)

    • Derived terms

    * play the hand one is dealt

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    dolt

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
  • * c. 1603 ,
    • O gull! O dolt ! As ignorant as dirt!
  • * Drayton
    • This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt .

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doltish

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To behave foolishly.
    • (Webster 1913)

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