oafish
Example Sentences
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There were corridos about the exploits of bandits and outlaws, some of them Robin Hood-esque characters who outwitted oafish authorities and helped the poor.
From Los Angeles Times
It is, on one level, a crime thriller built from familiar Scorsesean elements: demanding father figures and feckless heirs, treacherous husbands and neglected wives, oafish goons and ruthless assassins, Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet the light charm, mostly offered by Shen as the oafish sidekick, serves as a saving grace amid the shadowy political games.
From New York Times
She essentially called environmentalists “boneheaded,” “oafish,” “ham-handed” and “stupider than the right.”
From Washington Post
You shouldn’t deny yourself a good technology because some oafish environmentalist tried to force it on you.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
