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stoppedness

stoppedness noun: the quality of being stopped.

Noun

stoppedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being stopped.
    • The button ignition was one of the best I’ve encountered (often they don’t respond quickly enough, and you end up pressing five times before you enter the state of stoppedness or startness you desired).2016 June 25, Zoe Williams, “Toyota Prius car review - ‘I hurtled like a country driver in this goody-two-shoes of the road’”, in The Guardian

Origin of stoppedness

From stopped + -ness.

Questions about stoppedness

What does stoppedness mean?
Stoppedness means the quality of being stopped.
What part of speech is stoppedness?
Stoppedness is a noun.

Words near stoppedness in the dictionary

  1. stopped the presses
  2. stopped traffic
  3. stopped two gaps with one bush
  4. stopped up
  5. stopped-clock illusion
  6. stoppedness
  7. stoppedst
  8. stopper
  9. stopper cover
  10. stopper knot
  11. stopper knots

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