slobberinessn.
/ˈslɒb(ə)rɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈslɑbərinᵻs/ The quality, fact, or condition of being slobbery (in various senses).
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [noun] > carelessness or thoughtlessness
unconsiderationc1449
inconsideration1526
inconsiderance1549
inconsiderateness1591
inconsiderancy1599
unconsiderateness1611
incogitancy1612
perperitude1623
thoughtlessness1624
indeliberationa1631
incogitance1637
gaiety1703
inconsideracy1748
étourderie1763
slobberiness1845
1845 Fraser's Mag. May 596/1 [In a review of an exhibition of paintings.] That which, for example, seemed exuberance of fancy degenerates into slobberiness of imagination.
1896 Yorks. Evening Post 14 Nov. 4/2 A critic takes exception to Mr. Crockett's love-making scenes because there ‘is a most uncomfortable suspicion of slobberiness about his kisses’.
1920 B. MacNamara Clanking of Chains ix. 96 All the softness and slobberiness, all the heart-wearing on the sleeve of the rest of Ireland.
2017 @samlymatters 8 Apr. in twitter.com (accessed 1 Nov. 2019) I love cats and am neutral on dogs because their general smell and slobberiness weirds me out.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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