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beakiness

beakiness noun: the property of being beaky.

Noun

beakiness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being beaky.
    • But I don't think beakiness goes well with a baby bonnet.1878, Judy, Or the London Serio-comic Journal - Volume 22, page 271
    • The beakiness of the spout reciprocates the beakiness of the bird.1985, Peter Dormer, Alison Britton, David Cripps, Alison Britton: a view, page 15

Examples of beakiness in a sentence

  • She became a momentary captive of Campbell's, wondering where was his beakiness, his surliness?2002, Helen Duncan, Kate Rice: Prospector, →ISBN, page 119:
  • I saw him in one 'turn' or 'do', lying back on the bed, toothless, all beakiness of nose and chin, eyes sunken as if they were not shuddering and blinking in a fearful way.2013, M. Wormald, N. Roberts, Terry Gifford, Ted Hughes: From Cambridge to Collected, →ISBN, page 202:

Origin of beakiness

From beaky + -ness.

Questions about beakiness

What does beakiness mean?
Beakiness means the property of being beaky.
How do you use beakiness in a sentence?
She became a momentary captive of Campbell's, wondering where was his beakiness, his surliness?
What part of speech is beakiness?
Beakiness is a noun.

Words near beakiness in the dictionary

  1. beakfuls
  2. beakhead
  3. beakheads
  4. beakier
  5. beakiest
  6. beakiness
  7. beaking
  8. beaking off
  9. beakiron
  10. beakirons
  11. beakish

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