oafish

English

Etymology

From oaf +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊfɪʃ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

oafish (comparative more oafish, superlative most oafish)

  1. Characteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.
    • 1931, Marie MacKenzie, Trix MacKenzie, Life and Lingo, page 39:
      "I don't wanter hyar uv nary one uv my gals bein' seen on airy street uv thisyer town, a-havin' no flirty flatter talk with thet wild Culberton younun!" was the popular edict that lazy, oafish fathers shot across dinner tables—as they packed down knivesful of baked chicken dressing, and “sooed" saucers of coffee through long mustaches, like muddy water seeping through broom grass!

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