- beadledom
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a) Beadles collectively, and their characteristics as a class.b) Stupid or senseless officiousness.
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beadledom — [bēd′ ldəm] n. [ BEADLE + DOM] fussiness and stupidity of minor officials; petty bureaucracy … English World dictionary
beadledom — /beed l deuhm/, n. a stupid or officious display or exercise of authority, as by petty officials. [1855 60; BEADLE + DOM] * * * … Universalium
beadledom — bea·dle·dom || biËdldÉ™m n. bureaucracy; stupid display of authority … English contemporary dictionary
beadledom — bea·dle·dom … English syllables
beadledom — /ˈbidldəm/ (say beedlduhm) noun a stupid show or exercise of authority, as by subordinate officials …
beadledom — ldəm noun ( s) : the characteristics felt to mark beadles as a class; usually : stupid officialism … Useful english dictionary
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