dronishness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

dronish +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

dronishness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being dronish.
    • 1876, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening, volume 30, page 102:
      They are clumsy unmannerly creatures, and quite incapable of culture or improvement. Their great characteristic is laziness — dronishness in early life and dronishness to the end. They have no inclination for a life of activity and usefulness […]
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