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stubbedness

stubbedness noun: the quality or state of being stubbed, or short and truncated.

Noun

stubbedness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality or state of being stubbed, or short and truncated.
    • Now, by examining this figure, it will be seen that the cutting edge, A, when pushed forward, will work more like a scraper than a cutter, owing to its stubbedness, and that in fact the back of the basil—i. e., the bevel of the iron at B—pressed against the wood at the back of the cutter, thus...1909, C. Godfrey, Hints for Carpenters, page 30
    Synonyms:
    stubbiness

Synonyms of stubbedness

Origin of stubbedness

From stubbed + -ness.

Questions about stubbedness

What does stubbedness mean?
Stubbedness means the quality or state of being stubbed, or short and truncated.
What part of speech is stubbedness?
Stubbedness is a noun.

Words near stubbedness in the dictionary

  1. stubbard
  2. stubbards
  3. Stubbe
  4. stubbed
  5. stubbed out
  6. stubbedness
  7. stubber
  8. stubbers
  9. Stubbes
  10. stubbie
  11. stubbie holder

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