barehandedness

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noun

The state of being barehanded; lacking hand coverings or tools.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounbarehandedness (uncountable)

alternative bare-handedness

  1. uncountableThe state of being barehanded; lacking hand coverings or tools.

    His barehandedness was not unusual. Unlike position players, pitchers had in general been slow to seek the protection of a glove.

    2003, Reed Browning, Cy Young: A Baseball Life, →ISBN, page 63

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

barehandedness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barehandedness

MLA

“barehandedness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barehandedness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “barehandedness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barehandedness.

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