hitchiness

English

Etymology

From hitchy +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪt͡ʃinəs/

Noun

hitchiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being hitchy.
    • 2019, James Russell Lowell, The Function of the Poet, and Other Essays:
      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.
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