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bare-handedness

bare-handedness is the alternative form of barehandedness.

Meaning of barehandedness

Noun

barehandedness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being barehanded; lacking hand coverings or tools.
    • His barehandedness was not unusual. Unlike position players, pitchers had in general been slow to seek the protection of a glove.2003, Reed Browning, Cy Young: A Baseball Life, →ISBN, page 63

Origin of bare-handedness

From bare-handed + -ness.

Questions about bare-handedness

What is bare-handedness the alternative form of?
Bare-handedness is the alternative form of barehandedness.

Words near bare-handedness in the dictionary

  1. bare-faced
  2. bare-footed
  3. bare-footen
  4. bare-handed
  5. bare-handedly
  6. bare-handedness
  7. bare-headed
  8. bare-knuckle
  9. bare-knuckle boxing
  10. bare-knuckle fight
  11. bare-knuckle fights

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