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cloddish

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Like a clod, a person who is foolish, stupid or parochial.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He was a cloddish man, like he'd just fallen off the turnip wagon and hadn't quite woken up yet from his long trip from the country.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to lumpy soil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

heavy and dull and stupid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: doltish

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English clod Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English cloddish From clod + -ish.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: глупав (glupav) — a person who is foolish
  • Bulgarian: недодялан (nedodjalan) — a person who is foolish
  • Hungarian: parasztos — a person who is foolish
  • Hungarian: nehézkes — a person who is foolish
  • Hungarian: esetlen — a person who is foolish
  • Hungarian: faragatlan — a person who is foolish
  • Bulgarian: на буци (na buci) — of or pertaining to lumpy soil
  • Hungarian: rögös — of or pertaining to lumpy soil
  • Hungarian: göröngyös — of or pertaining to lumpy soil