† muffismn.
colloquial. Obsolete. rare.
The action characteristic of a muff or incompetent person; foolishness.
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unaptness1557
awkness1587
untowardness1598
inaptitude1620
unhandiness1706
inaptness1814
blunderheadedness1835
muffishness1849
muffism1854
dufferdom1856
dufferism1871
1854 Lady Lytton Behind Scenes ii. x The muffism of walking down St. James's Street, on a gusty day in September, in a rough, and somewhat shabby, pilot coat.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2019).
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