Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hedgehogginess

/ˈhɛd͡ʒhɒɡɪnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hedge-hog-gi-ness
IPA: /ˈhɛd͡ʒhɒɡɪnəs/

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hedgehoggy behaviour or character; disagreeability; prickliness.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"‘Why is it that we English, when we meet abroad, are so very friendly, and when we reappear in London are so very hedgyhoggy?’ I told her that the reason why there was no hedgehogginess on this occasion was because I was not an Englishman."

Etymology

From hedgehoggy + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hedgehoggy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce hedgehogginess?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛd͡ʒhɒɡɪnəs/.
What does hedgehogginess mean?: Hedgehoggy behaviour or character; disagreeability; prickliness.
Where does hedgehogginess come from?: From hedgehoggy + -ness.

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