oaf

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Variant of awf, auf, aufe, probably from Old Norse álfr (“elf”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål alv). Doublet of alf and elf.

Mildred turns a mocking smile on her aunt._] An oaf--but a handsome, virile oaf. — The Hairy Ape, Eugene O'Neill
“My goodness!” said he to Torpenhow, “and this gray oaf dares to be a thief! — The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition, Rudyard Kipling
A word of one syllable is called a Monosyllable: as, you, are, a, great, oaf. — The Comic English Grammar: A New And Facetious Introduction To The English Tongue, Percival Leigh

lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk

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