dronishness en · NOUN
Etymology
From dronish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being dronish.
They are clumsy unmannerly creatures, and quite incapable of culture or improvement. Their great characteristic is laziness — dronishness in early life and dronishness to the end. They have no inclination for a life of activity and usefulness […]
1876, Journal of Horticulture and Practical Gardening, volume 30, page 102: