daubery

daub·er·y

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [daw-buh-ree]
- /ˈdɔ bə ri/
- /dˈɔːbəri/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [daw-buh-ree]
- /ˈdɔ bə ri/

Definitions of daubery word

noun daubery the act or an instance of daubing 3
noun daubery an unskilful painting 3
noun daubery unskillful painting or work. 1
noun daubery A daubing; specious colouring; false pretenses. 0

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Origin of daubery

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; daub + -ery

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Parts of speech for Daubery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Daubery

daubery popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

daubery usage trend in Literature

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