doltery

English

Etymology

From dolt +‎ -ery.

Noun

doltery (uncountable)

1. Doltish behaviour.
   • 1903, The Artsman, volume 1, page 124:

     It is true that some men are cultivated in philosophy and some men are cultivated in doltery.

   • 2012, Deirdre M. Pike, Enviro-Toons: Green Themes in Animated Cinema and Television, McFarland & Company, →ISBN, pages 64 and 65:

     For the majority of the film, Homer drifts ignobly from whimsical act to mindless doltery.