What's the difference between blockish and doltish?

Blockish


Definition:

  • (a.) Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But one has a right to demand what purpose it fulfils," wrote the Times's critic, who felt that Bond's "blockishly naturalistic piece, full of dead domestic longueurs and slavishly literal bawdry", would "supply valuable ammunition to those who attack modern drama as half-baked, gratuitously violent and squalid".
  • (2) And so most coaches go for off-the-shelf, blockish tactics and the result, often, is stalemate.

Doltish


Definition:

  • (a.) Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish clown.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A doltish young buck, hairless and pouting, will clatter through the doors of an annoying boutique.

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