bumbledom

noun

bum·​ble·​dom

ˈbəmbəldəm

plural -s

often capitalized

: the actions and mannerisms of pompous but inefficient government officials

a strain of mild obstinacy exquisitely calculated to infuriate the self-important bumbledom of that time

—G. M. Trevelyan

Word History

Etymology

Bumble, a parish beadle in Oliver Twist + English -dom

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