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- Dictionaryoafish/ˈəʊfɪʃ/
adjective
- 1. rough or clumsy and unintelligent: "oafish behaviour"
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adjective. old-fashioned uk / ˈəʊ.fɪʃ / us / ˈoʊ.fɪʃ / Add to word list. stupid, rude, or awkward: oafish behaviour. an oafish young man. Synonyms. neanderthal disapproving. swinish old-fashioned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly. adolescent. against your better judgment idiom. dopey. dopily. dorky.
1. : a stupid person : boob. a thoughtless, clueless oaf New York Times. 2. : a big clumsy slow-witted person. Get out of my way, you big oaf. oafish. ˈō-fish. adjective. oafishly adverb. oafishness noun. Did you know? Oaf Has a Fanciful History.
If someone says you're oafish, they think you're mean, clumsy, and not very smart. Maybe it's the way you barreled into the classroom, knocking over a chair and not apologizing as you smacked people in the head with your backpack.
Oafish definition: clumsy and stupid; unmannered; loutish. See examples of OAFISH used in a sentence.
Synonyms for OAFISH: stupid, dumb, slow, simple, thick, doltish, foolish, ignorant; Antonyms of OAFISH: intelligent, brilliant, clever, smart, quick, apt, nimble, sharp
adjective. old-fashionedus/ˈoʊ.fɪʃ/uk/ˈəʊ.fɪʃ/ Add to word listAdd to word list. stupid, rude, or awkward: oafish behavior. an oafish young man. Synonyms. neanderthaldisapproving. swinishold-fashioned. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Stupid and silly. absurdity. absurdly. adolescent. against your better judgmentidiom. dopily. dorky.
Define oafish. oafish synonyms, oafish pronunciation, oafish translation, English dictionary definition of oafish. n. A person regarded as stupid or clumsy. oaf′ish adj. oaf′ish·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
