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bumbledom

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9 lettersPronunciation /ˈbʌmbl̩dm̩/Sorted bbdelmmouStarts with BEnds with M0 clues
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Definitions

  1. bureaucracy; mannerisms characteristic of pompous, arrogant or pretentious officials.

Word origin

From Mr. Bumble, a character in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, + -dom.

Used in a sentence

  • With the meekness went a strain of mild obstinacy exquisitely calculated to infuriate the self-important bumbledom of that time, as when the Friends refused to remove their hats before the Court that was to try them.

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