Addleness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being addle. uncountable

    "The "addleness" of these eggs was consequently merely apparent. Their failure to hatch did not result from lack of inherent power of development […]"

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"The "addleness" of these eggs was consequently merely apparent. Their failure to hatch did not result from lack of inherent power of development […]"

Etymology

From addle + -ness.

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