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pettedness

pettedness noun: the quality of being petted.

Noun

pettedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being petted.
    • For a week or more the little girl had to be pampered and coddled in a manner that made Bobby quite cross with jealousy. He was too young, of course, to understand the reason for his pal's bouts of tears and pettedness […]2012, Jessica Stirling, The Wise Child: Book Three

Origin of pettedness

From petted + -ness.

Questions about pettedness

What does pettedness mean?
Pettedness means the quality of being petted.
What part of speech is pettedness?
Pettedness is a noun.

Words near pettedness in the dictionary

  1. pettas
  2. Pettaway
  3. Pettaways
  4. petted
  5. petted the kitty
  6. pettedness
  7. Pettengill
  8. Pettengills
  9. petter
  10. Petter's big-footed mice
  11. Petter's big-footed mouse

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