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idiotry

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
id-iotry
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Idiocy

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "But ſo great vvas his love of ſacred amity at the ſame time, that he ſays, I ſtill keep up any correſpondence vvith him, notvvithſtanding his Idiotry, for it is my principle to be contſant in my friendſhips— […]"

Etymology

From idiot + -ry.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does idiotry mean?
Idiocy
Where does idiotry come from?
From idiot + -ry.

How to pronounce idiotry

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