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squabness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being like a squab

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1891, "Critical Notices", The Calcutta Review, volume 183, Thomas S. Smith, page v Squabness appear to be the special characteristic of early Hindu architecture; and it had affinities for the grotesque.

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History

Etymology

From squab + -ness.