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off-handedness

off-handedness is the alternative form of offhandedness.

Meaning of offhandedness

Noun

offhandedness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being offhand.
    • Your offhandedness is completely inappropriate in such an important situation.

Origin of off-handedness

From off-handed + -ness.

Questions about off-handedness

What is off-handedness the alternative form of?
Off-handedness is the alternative form of offhandedness.

Words near off-handedness in the dictionary

  1. off-gridders
  2. off-guard
  3. off-hand
  4. off-handed
  5. off-handedly
  6. off-handedness
  7. off-hour
  8. off-hours
  9. off-ice
  10. off-island
  11. off-islander

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