单词 | oafdom |
释义 | > as lemmasˈoafdom ˈoafdom n. the state of being an oaf; loutishness, stupidity. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > stupidity, dullness of intellect > clumsy stupidity, oafishness > [noun] clownagea1637 oafishness1727 étourderie1763 oafdom1868 1868 A. Dobson in St Paul's Mag. Mar. 711 We have passed from Philosophdom Into sterner modern days,—Grown contented in our oafdom, Giving grace not all the praise. 1966 J. W. Aldridge Time to murder & Create 253 Nor is Bertie the only dunce in the Wodehouse classroom; it is a veritable incubator of oafdom. 1999 Weekend Austral. (Nexis) 29 May The cynical and manipulative manufacture of sports teams takes fun out of flannelled foolishness and muddied oafdom. < as lemmas |
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