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hedgehogginess

/ˈhɛd͡ʒhɒɡɪnəs/

hedgehogginess noun: hedgehoggy behaviour or character; disagreeability; prickliness.

Noun

hedgehogginess (uncountable)

  1. Hedgehoggy behaviour or character; disagreeability; prickliness.
    • ‘Why is it that we English, when we meet abroad, are so very friendly, and when we reappear in London are so very hedgyhoggy?’ I told her that the reason why there was no hedgehogginess on this occasion was because I was not an Englishman.1858, Motley, Corr., volume I, published 1889, page 266

Origin of hedgehogginess

From hedgehoggy + -ness.

Questions about hedgehogginess

What does hedgehogginess mean?
Hedgehogginess means hedgehoggy behaviour or character; disagreeability; prickliness.
What part of speech is hedgehogginess?
Hedgehogginess is a noun.
How do you pronounce hedgehogginess?
Hedgehogginess is pronounced /ˈhɛd͡ʒhɒɡɪnəs/.

Words near hedgehogginess in the dictionary

  1. hedgehog tenrec
  2. hedgehog tenrecs
  3. hedgehog thistle
  4. hedgehog thistles
  5. hedgehogged
  6. hedgehogginess
  7. hedgehogging
  8. hedgehoggy
  9. hedgehogless
  10. hedgehoglike
  11. hedgehogs

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