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oafishness

oafishness noun: the state or condition of being oafish; stupidity; dullness; folly.

Noun

oafishness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being oafish; stupidity; dullness; folly.

Origin of oafishness

From oafish + -ness.

Questions about oafishness

What does oafishness mean?
Oafishness means the state or condition of being oafish; stupidity; dullness; folly.
What part of speech is oafishness?
Oafishness is a noun.

Words near oafishness in the dictionary

  1. oaf
  2. oaf-rocked
  3. oafdom
  4. oafish
  5. oafishly
  6. oafishness
  7. oaflike
  8. oafs
  9. OAG
  10. OAGs
  11. Oahu

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