mardiness

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English

Etymology

From mardy +‎ -ness.

Noun

mardiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being mardy.
    • 2006, Laura Hird, Hope And Other Stories, page 36:
      Irritated by my feeling of non-specific mardiness, I force myself out of bed, stretching flamboyantly as I walk over to open the shutters.