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Scatterbrain vs Dolt - What's the difference?

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Scatterbrain is a related term of dolt.


As nouns the difference between scatterbrain and dolt

is that scatterbrain is a flighty, disorganized or forgetful person while dolt is (pejorative) a stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

As a verb dolt is

(obsolete) to behave foolishly.

scatterbrain

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flighty, disorganized or forgetful person.

    • Related terms

    * scatterbrained

    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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