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# dolt

noun (dolt, dolts)

«dolt» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A dolt is a stupid person who is slow to understand things; a fool (old use or rude). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolt/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales, a dolt is a foolish character whom others scold or outwit, often called a dolt to show their scorn.

### Examples

- Stop being a dolt and look at the map! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolt/#x1)
- The clever girl laughed at the dolt who lost the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolt/#x2)
- Don't be such a dolt; read the sign first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolt/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dolt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dolt/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dolt» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dolt.html) on Mova free.