strait-handedness
The quality of being strait-handedThe quality of being strait-handed; greed; stinginess.
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, uncountable)The quality of being strait-handed; greed; stinginess.
Origin
From strait-handed + -ness.From strait-handed + -ness.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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