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oafish

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. boorish, loutish, neanderthal, neandertal, oafish, swinishadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. oafishadjective

    characteristic of, or resembling an oaf; stupid

  2. Etymology: oaf + -ish

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Oafishadjective

    Stupid; dull; doltish.

    Etymology: from oaf.

ChatGPT

  1. oafish

    Oafish refers to being clumsy, awkward, stupid, or unsophisticated, typically in one's behavior or demeanor. This term is often used to describe someone who is lacking in grace, refinement, or social skills.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Oafishadjective

    like an oaf; simple

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of oafish in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of oafish in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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