- oafish
- adjective see oaf
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
oafish
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Oafish — Oaf ish, a. Like an oaf; simple or clumsy. {Oaf ish*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
oafish — index obtuse, opaque, provincial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
oafish — (adj.) 1610s, from OAF (Cf. oaf) + ISH (Cf. ish). Related: Oafishly; oafishness … Etymology dictionary
oafish — [adj] clumsy, stupid all thumbs*, blundering, blunderous, bumbling, bungling, butterfingered*, dumb, gawkish, gawky, graceless, half witted*, heavy handed, idiotic, ignorant, inelegant, inept, klutzy*, lubberly, lumbering, lumpish, moronic,… … New thesaurus
oafish — [[t]o͟ʊfɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone, especially a man or a boy, as oafish, you disapprove of their behaviour because you think that it is impolite, clumsy, or aggressive. The bodyguards, as usual, were brave but… … English dictionary
oafish — oaf|ish [ oufıʃ ] adjective an oafish man is not sensitive or THOUGHTFUL and behaves in a rude or unpleasant way a. used about behavior: oafish laughter ╾ oaf|ish|ly adverb ╾ oaf|ish|ness noun uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
oafish — UK [ˈəʊfɪʃ] / US [ˈoʊfɪʃ] adjective a) an oafish man is not sensitive or thoughtful and behaves in a rude or unpleasant way b) used about behaviour oafish laughter Derived words: oafishly adverb oafishness noun uncountable … English dictionary
oafish — adjective his oafish brother Syn: stupid, foolish, idiotic, cretinous; ungainly, loutish, awkward, clumsy, lumbering, apelike, cloddish, Neanderthal, uncouth, uncultured, boorish, rough, coarse, brutish, ill mannered … Thesaurus of popular words
oafish — oaf ► NOUN ▪ a stupid, boorish, or clumsy man. DERIVATIVES oafish adjective. ORIGIN originally in the sense «elf s child, changeling», later «idiot child»: from Old Norse, elf … English terms dictionary
oafish — adjective ill mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance was boorish and insensitive the loutish manners of a bully her stupid oafish husband aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude • Syn: ↑boorish, ↑loutish,… … Useful english dictionary
