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hitchiness

/ˈhɪt͡ʃinəs/

hitchiness noun: the quality of being hitchy.

Noun

hitchiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being hitchy.
    • Put into English, the Saga seems too Norse; and there is often a hitchiness in the verse that suggests translation with overmuch heed for literal closeness.2019, James Russell Lowell, The Function of the Poet, and Other Essays

Origin of hitchiness

From hitchy + -ness.

Questions about hitchiness

What does hitchiness mean?
Hitchiness means the quality of being hitchy.
What part of speech is hitchiness?
Hitchiness is a noun.
How do you pronounce hitchiness?
Hitchiness is pronounced /ˈhɪt͡ʃinəs/.

Words near hitchiness in the dictionary

  1. hitchhiking
  2. hitchhikings
  3. hitchily
  4. Hitchin
  5. hitchin'
  6. hitchiness
  7. hitching
  8. hitching one's wagon to
  9. hitching one's wagon to a star
  10. hitching post
  11. hitching posts

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