patednessadj.
/ˈpeɪtᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈpeɪdᵻdnᵻs/ The state or condition of having a head or mind of a specified kind. Only as the second element of compounds.Cf. bald-patedness n. at bald-pated adj. Derivatives, puzzle-patedness n. at puzzle-pated adj. Derivatives, etc.
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Chauveté, Bauldnesse, bauld-patednesse.
1799 J. West Tale of Times II. 251 Monteith really has a very good heart, which excuses a little accidental puzzle-patedness.
1874 Overland Monthly June 556/1 The general addle-patedness, the imperfect evolution,..that are found in women, as a class.
1972 Jrnl. Interdisciplinary Hist. 3 377 Historians..have displayed Postan's philosophic absent-mindedness, even addle-patedness.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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