doltery

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noun

Doltish behaviour.

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Meanings

noundoltery (uncountable)
  1. uncountableDoltish behaviour.

    For the majority of the film, Homer drifts ignobly from whimsical act to mindless doltery.

    2012, Deirdre M. Pike, Enviro-Toons: Green Themes in Animated Cinema and Television, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, pages 64 and 65
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    It is true that some men are cultivated in philosophy and some men are cultivated in doltery.

    1903, The Artsman, volume 1, page 124

Origin

From dolt + -ery.

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APA

doltery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doltery

MLA

“doltery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doltery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doltery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doltery.

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