Hitchiness

//ˈhɪt͡ʃinəs// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being hitchy. uncountable

    "Put into English, the Saga seems too Norse; and there is often a hitchiness in the verse that suggests translation with overmuch heed for literal closeness."

Example

More examples

"Put into English, the Saga seems too Norse; and there is often a hitchiness in the verse that suggests translation with overmuch heed for literal closeness."

Etymology

From hitchy + -ness.

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