Oafish and Perspicacious

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Oafish adjective - Not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily.

Usage example: far from being oafish, the professional wrestler was in fact a college graduate

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Perspicacious is an antonym for oafish.

Nearby Word: oaf

Perspicacious adjective - Mentally acute or penetratingly discerning.

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Oafish is an antonym for perspicacious.

Nearby Word: perspicacity

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Perspicacious and Oafish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/oafish/perspicacious

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