† exˈquisitiveness Obs. rare—1.
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
= exquisiteness.
| 1761 Sterne Tr. Shandy IV. i. 75 If this specimen of Slawkenbergius's tales, and the exquisitiveness of his moral, should please the world. |
† exˈquisitiveness Obs. rare—1.
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
= exquisiteness.
| 1761 Sterne Tr. Shandy IV. i. 75 If this specimen of Slawkenbergius's tales, and the exquisitiveness of his moral, should please the world. |
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