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clawedness

clawedness noun: the property of having claws (of a specified type or number).

Noun

clawedness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The property of having claws (of a specified type or number).
    • One reason for this, the researchers say, is that it might be more difficult for a fiddler to size up an opponent of opposite clawedness.2007 September 4, Henry Fountain, “In a Righty World, Left-Clawed Crabs Are at a Loss”, in New York Times

Origin of clawedness

From clawed + -ness.

Questions about clawedness

What does clawedness mean?
Clawedness means the property of having claws (of a specified type or number).
What part of speech is clawedness?
Clawedness is a noun.

Words near clawedness in the dictionary

  1. clawed away
  2. clawed back
  3. clawed frog
  4. clawed frogs
  5. clawed off
  6. clawedness
  7. clawer
  8. clawers
  9. clawest
  10. claweth
  11. clawfeet

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