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tarriness

tarriness noun: the state or condition of being tarry.

Noun

tarriness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being tarry.

Origin of tarriness

From tarry + -ness.

Questions about tarriness

What does tarriness mean?
Tarriness means the state or condition of being tarry.
What part of speech is tarriness?
Tarriness is a noun.

Words near tarriness in the dictionary

  1. tarrified
  2. tarrifies
  3. tarrify
  4. tarrifying
  5. tarrily
  6. tarriness
  7. tarring
  8. tarring and feathering
  9. tarring out
  10. tarring with the same brush
  11. tarring with the same stick

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