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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) The quality or state of being stubbed, or short and truncated..
Now, by examining this figure, it will be seen that the cutting edge, A, when pushed forward, will work more like a scraper than a cutter, owing to its stubbedness, and that in fact the back of the basil—i. e., the bevel of the iron at B—pressed against the wood at the back of the cutter, thus preventing it from performing its proper duties.
Use stubbedness when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Stubbedness means (rare) The quality or state of being stubbed, or short and truncated..
Common synonyms include stubbiness.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Now, by examining this figure, it will be seen that the cutting edge, A, when pushed forward, will work more like a scraper than a cutter, owing to its stubbedness, and that in fact the back of the basil—i. e., the bevel of the iron at B—pressed against the wood at the back of the cutter, thus preventing it from performing its proper duties.
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