soddenness
(ˈsɒd(ə)nnɪs)
[f. sodden ppl. a.]
Sodden state, quality, or condition.
| 1883 H. James Let. 25 Nov. (1980) III. 14 Yes, I have read Trollope's autobiography and regard it as one of the most curious and amazing books in all literature, for its density, blockishness and general thickness and soddenness. 1890 Science XV. 230/1 The soddenness of improperly boiled or fried foods. 1893 Westm. Gaz. 26 Apr. 4/2 The bottom of the uncultivated gardens, where the ground is kept in a chronic state of soddenness. |