bot
Meaning
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- not sharp, blunt, dull
- impolite, badly behaving: curt, blunt, rude
Concepts
european flounder
Synonyms
snauwerig
onbehouwen
onbewerkt
schaapachtig
zwakhoofdig
knok
zoel
liefelijk
onkies
hoge schoen
boers
onbetamelijk
stomphoekig
toonloos
gevoelloos
afgestompt
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɔt/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bot, but, butte, related to Middle Low German but (“dull, plump, coarse”), West Frisian bot (“blunt”). Perhaps ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *butt, from Proto-Germanic *buttaz (“end, butt”).
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