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dolts

/ˈdoʊlts/

dolts is the plural of dolt.

Meaning of dolt

Noun

dolt (plural dolts)

  1. (derogatory) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
    • O Gull, oh dolt, / As ignorant as durt:[…]c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about dolts

What is dolts the plural of?
Dolts is the plural of dolt.
How do you pronounce dolts?
Dolts is pronounced /ˈdoʊlts/.

Words near dolts in the dictionary

  1. dolting
  2. doltish
  3. doltishly
  4. doltishness
  5. Dolton
  6. dolts
  7. dolus
  8. dolus specialis
  9. dolutegravir
  10. dolve
  11. dolven

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