distributivenessn.
The quality of being distributive.
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the mind > possession > giving > distributing or dealing out > [noun] > quality of being distributive
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1661 J. Fell Life Hammond §2 (T.) That practice [of carving at the table] had another more immediate cause, a natural distributiveness of humour, and a desire to be employed in the relief of every kind of want of every person.
1884 C. Bowen in Law Times Rep. 52 163/2 A great many other sections, where distributiveness is necessary.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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