Dolt
Dolt noun - A stupid person.
Usage example: he's always jokingly calling his best friend a dolt
Nearby Word: doltish
Genius
Genius noun - A very smart person.
Usage example: the 16-year-old college graduate was considered to be a genius
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Small Name, Big Ego: Bäckström believes he is the only true genius copper and everyone around him is a plodding dolt.
Source: Literature / Backstrom - But cycle in opposite directions, so that she's a beautiful dolt (subject to being taken advantage of by the village louts) on one end and a genius hag no one can stand to be around on the other.
Source: Literature / Xanth
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