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leechiness

leechiness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being leechy ("parasitic").

Noun

leechiness (uncountable)

  1. The state, quality, or condition of being leechy ("parasitic")
    • Because he'd grown tired of Max's neediness, his leechiness, his oppressive presence.2012, Judith Arnold, Somebody's Dad
    Synonyms:
    parasitism

Synonyms of leechiness

Origin of leechiness

From leechy + -ness.

Questions about leechiness

What does leechiness mean?
Leechiness means the state, quality, or condition of being leechy ("parasitic").
What part of speech is leechiness?
Leechiness is a noun.

Words near leechiness in the dictionary

  1. leechers
  2. leechery
  3. leeches
  4. leechfinger
  5. leechfingers
  6. leechiness
  7. leeching
  8. leechings
  9. leechless
  10. leechlike
  11. leechline

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