handsiness

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noun

The act or state of being handsy; inappropriate touching.

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Meanings

nounhandsiness (uncountable)
  1. informaluncommonuncountableThe act or state of being handsy; inappropriate touching.

    This was stage three dating handsiness.

    2008, Hester Browne, The Little Lady Agency and the Prince, page 8
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    It was as though, by putting her lips to his-and, okay, allowing a certain amount of handsiness-she'd transformed herself into some kind of cruel goddess of love.

    2013, Holly Black, The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

    he owned a chain of coffee shops and seemed content to worship her from afar, which was better than Levi's grating handsiness and constant texting.

    2015, Jessica Clare, The Taming of the Billionaire

Origin

From handsy + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Danishness
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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