abstersiveness
English
Etymology
abstersive + -ness
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɝː(ɹ).sɪv.nəs/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɝ.sɪv.nəs/, /əbˈstɝ.sɪv.nəs/
Noun
abstersiveness (uncountable)
- The quality of being abstersive. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]
References
- “abstersiveness” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.