lubberlinessn.
/ˈlʌbəlɪnɪs/ The attribute of being lubberly.
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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > clumsiness or awkwardness
bungerliness1598
lubberliness1598
indexterity1611
sinisterity1623
clumsiness1652
ungainness1727
ungainliness1755
awkwardnessa1770
maladroitness1781
ponderousness1801
lumberingness1869
gawkihood1872
gawkiness1873
klutziness1973
1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Zottichezza, clownishnes,..lubbarlines.
a1704 T. Brown Lett. from Dead (new ed.) in Wks. (1707) II. ii. 67 A lazy Hulk, whose stupendious Magnitude is full big enough to load an Elephant with Lubberliness.
1882 Spurgeon in Homilet. Rev. Mar. 342 There is a lumpishness and lubberliness innate in the elements of some men's constitution.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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