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overstiffness

overstiffness noun: excessive stiffness.

Noun

overstiffness (uncountable)

  1. Excessive stiffness.

Origin of overstiffness

From over- + stiff + -ness.

Questions about overstiffness

What does overstiffness mean?
Overstiffness means excessive stiffness.
What part of speech is overstiffness?
Overstiffness is a noun.

Words near overstiffness in the dictionary

  1. oversteps
  2. oversteps the line
  3. oversteps the mark
  4. overstept
  5. overstiff
  6. overstiffness
  7. overstifle
  8. overstifled
  9. overstifles
  10. overstifling
  11. overstim

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