Definition of Oafishness

1. Noun. the state of being oafish ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oafishness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oafishness

o-diphenolase
o-fer
o-grade
o-phthalaldehyde
o-point
o-stem
o-stems
o-succinylbenzoic acid synthase
o.d.
oad
oaf
oafish
oafishly
oafishness (current term)
oafishnesses
oafs
oak
oak-leaved
oak-leaved goosefoot
oak-tag
oak apple
oak apples
oak blight
oak chestnut
oak fern
oak gall
oak galls
oak tag

Literary usage of Oafishness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of W. E. Henley by William Ernest Henley, Robert Louis Stevenson (1908)
"With invincible oafishness, my lord, I cannot struggle. I pass you by; I leave you gaping by the wayside; I blush to have a share in the progeny of such an ..."

2. Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language, in Miniature: To which are by Samuel Johnson (1812)
"... [Oafish, e. dull, stupid, doltish, it is used as an abbreviation, as, OS de- oafishness, s. stupidity, ..."

3. Side-lights on English Society: Sketches from Life, Social & Satirical by Eustace Clare Grenville Murray (1883)
"... penetrated into the sudarium than he strode out again, laughing and swearing at the oafishness of men who baked themselves like potatoes for amusement. ..."

4. Side-lights on English Society, Or Sketches from Life, Social & Satrical: Or by Eustace Clare Grenville Murray (1881)
"... penetrated into the sudarium than he strode out again, laughing and swearing at the oafishness of men who baked themselves like potatoes for amusement. ..."

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