noun
- the quality or state of being cloddy; resembling or containing clods of earth
- the quality or state of being clodish; lack of refinement, grace, or intelligence; boorishness
Usage: literal, agricultural context
Usage: figurative, informal
Examples
- The farmer complained about the cloddishness of the soil after the heavy rain.
- His cloddishness at the formal dinner was evident in his poor table manners.
- The character's cloddishness made him an outsider in the cultured society.
- She found his cloddishness off-putting, especially his loud laughter and crude jokes.
- The cloddishness of the newly tilled field required additional harrowing before planting.