hussyness en · NOUN
Etymology
From hussy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being a hussy.
And though Jane herself is much more than an underbred little hussy, I fear there is underbreeding and hussyness in her, where she is not a mere photograph.
1895, George Saintsbury, Corrected Impressions: Essays on Victorian Writers, page 162:She was shocked at her brazen hussyness.
2017, April Arnold-Gillar, Ghosts and Physics:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hussiness | alternative | lexicographic |