oafish

[ oh-fish ]

/ ˈoʊ fɪʃ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR oafish ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

clumsy and stupid; unmannered; loutish: He’s not exactly oafish, but he’s no suave sophisticate either.

Origin of oafish

First recorded in 1680–1700; oaf + -ish¹

synonym study for oafish

See boorish.

OTHER WORDS FROM oafish

oaf·ish·ly, adverboaf·ish·ness, noun

Words nearby oafish

NZSO, o', O2O, OA, oaf, oafish, O agglutinin, Oahu, oak, oak apple, Oak-apple Day

Example sentences from the Web for oafish

The political mutterings of oafish celebrities are best ignored.
Steven Seagal and the League of Hollywood Halfwits|Michael Moynihan|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was an appropriate response: violent oafs should be fired from their university jobs for violent, oafish behavior.
How 1960s Radicals Ended Up Teaching Your Kids|Michael Moynihan|April 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He looked like an oafish clod, even viewed objectively, and Forrester was making no efforts in that direction.
Pagan Passions|Gordon Randall Garrett
He was blaming himself bitterly now for his oafish clumsiness in blurting out the news so abruptly.
The Adventures of Sally|P. G. Wodehouse

Didn't he have enough self-control just to ignore Symes and his oafish insults?
Pagan Passions|Gordon Randall Garrett

单词	oafish
释义	oafish [ oh-fish ] / ˈoʊ fɪʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oafish ON THESAURUS.COM adjective clumsy and stupid; unmannered; loutish: He’s not exactly oafish, but he’s no suave sophisticate either. Origin of oafish First recorded in 1680–1700; oaf + -ish¹ synonym study for oafish See boorish. OTHER WORDS FROM oafish oaf·ish·ly, adverboaf·ish·ness, noun Words nearby oafish NZSO, o', O2O, OA, oaf, oafish, O agglutinin, Oahu, oak, oak apple, Oak-apple Day Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oafish The political mutterings of oafish celebrities are best ignored. Steven Seagal and the League of Hollywood Halfwits\|Michael Moynihan\|June 6, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It was an appropriate response: violent oafs should be fired from their university jobs for violent, oafish behavior. How 1960s Radicals Ended Up Teaching Your Kids\|Michael Moynihan\|April 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He looked like an oafish clod, even viewed objectively, and Forrester was making no efforts in that direction. Pagan Passions\|Gordon Randall Garrett He was blaming himself bitterly now for his oafish clumsiness in blurting out the news so abruptly. The Adventures of Sally\|P. G. Wodehouse Didn't he have enough self-control just to ignore Symes and his oafish insults? Pagan Passions\|Gordon Randall Garrett Words related to oafish bungling, dumb, gawky, graceless, half-witted, heavy-handed, idiotic, ignorant, inelegant, inept, lumbering, lumpish, moronic, simple, simpleminded, slow, uncoordinated, ungainly, unintelligent, bumbling
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