stockishness

stock·ish

[stok-ish]
adjective
like a block of wood; stupid.

Origin:
1590–1600; stock + -ish1

stock·ish·ly, adverb
stock·ish·ness, noun
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stockish (ˈstɒkɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
stupid or dull
 
'stockishly
 
adv
 
'stockishness
 
n

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Stockishness is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
stockish (ˈstɒkɪʃ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
stupid or dull
 
'stockishly
 
adv
 
'stockishness
 
n

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