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Doltish vs Idiotic - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between doltish and idiotic

is that doltish is like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid while idiotic is pertaining to or resembling an idiot; afflicted with idiocy.

doltish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Like a dolt; dull in intellect; stupid.
  • * (Herman Melville), Moby-Dick
    • Take off thine eye! more intolerable than fiends' glarings is a doltish stare!

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * doltishness

    idiotic

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ?idiotick (qualifier)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; afflicted with idiocy.
  • Having the quality of idiocy; very foolish; stupid; nonsensical.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Related terms

    * idiocy * idiot * idiotically

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