Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈdɒldɹəm/
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈdɑldɹəm/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
Noun
A slothful or stupid person.
Usage- Obsolete
- Slang
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More examples (1)
Were there no "tears and miseries," when the half-witted doldrums, thinking they were not big enough to be seen, put themselves on horseback, to bask and frolic in a procession, and meet their man-midwife, or surgeon, or whatever he is, who had left his business at Norwich, to go to London, for the purpose of administering their little nostrum to the Prince Regent?
Adjective
Boring, uninteresting.
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She quit her doldrum job and left to seek a life of adventure.