dullardry

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noun

The behaviour or beliefs of a dullard; ignorance.

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Meanings

noundullardry (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe behaviour or beliefs of a dullard; ignorance.

    That was in any case always a piece of Westminster dullardry.

    1998, Lindsay Paterson, A Diverse Assembly: The Debate on a Scottish Parliament
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    […] simplicity and sophistication, dullardry and enthusiasm, dogmatism and flexibility, all were as current then as now.

    1968, Don M Ricks, Shakespeare's Emergent Form

    We stood no chance against the sheer weight of such dullardry. Our leather pants, tattoos, track marks and distorted guitars were never going to make it.

    1996, Clinton Walker, The Secret History of Australian Independent Music: 1977-1991

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dullardism

Origin

From dullard + -ry.

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APA

dullardry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dullardry

MLA

“dullardry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dullardry. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dullardry,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dullardry.

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