Hitchiness
//ˈhɪt͡ʃinəs// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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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