Pettedness
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being petted. uncountable
"For a week or more the little girl had to be pampered and coddled in a manner that made Bobby quite cross with jealousy. He was too young, of course, to understand the reason for his pal's bouts of tears and pettedness […]"
Example
More examples"For a week or more the little girl had to be pampered and coddled in a manner that made Bobby quite cross with jealousy. He was too young, of course, to understand the reason for his pal's bouts of tears and pettedness […]"
Etymology
From petted + -ness.
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