hitchiness

English

Etymology

From hitchy +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪt͡ʃinəs/

Noun

hitchiness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being hitchy.
   • 2019, James Russell Lowell, The Function of the Poet, and Other Essays:

     Put into English, the Saga seems too Norse; and there is often a hitchiness in the verse that suggests translation with overmuch heed for literal closeness.