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deadhandedness

deadhandedness is the alternative form of dead-handedness.

Meaning of dead-handedness

Noun

dead-handedness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being dead-handed.
    • If that is not bureaucratic nonsense enough and smacking of that terrible dead-handedness that lurks in all our megalopic jugger- Departments, ...1974, The New Law Journal - Volume 124, page 22

Origin of deadhandedness

From deadhanded + -ness.

Questions about deadhandedness

What is deadhandedness the alternative form of?
Deadhandedness is the alternative form of dead-handedness.

Words near deadhandedness in the dictionary

  1. deadfold
  2. deadfreight
  3. deadgrass
  4. deadgrasses
  5. deadhanded
  6. deadhandedness
  7. deadhang
  8. deadhangs
  9. deadhead
  10. deadheaded
  11. deadheader

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