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dronish, a.|ˈdrəʊnɪʃ|
[f. drone n.1 + -ish.]
Of the nature of a drone or male bee; living on another's labour; lazy, indolent, sluggish, inactive.
1580E. Knight Trial Truth 37 (T.) Good travelling bees..more profitable than the dronish ones. 1630J. Taylor (Water P.) Laugh & be fat 40 Wks. ii. 76/2 Each lumpish asse, and dronish noddie. 1714Rowe Jane Gray iii. i, The Dronish Monks, the Scorn and Shame of Manhood. a1845Hood Irish Schoolm. xxix, Some dronish Dominie.
Hence ˈdronishly adv., ˈdronishness.
1731in Bailey (both words). 1753Ess. on Action proper for Pulpit 63 (L.) Flaccid dronishness of gesture. |