barehandedness

See also: bare-handedness

English

Alternative forms

• bare-handedness

Etymology

From barehanded +‎ -ness.

Noun

barehandedness (uncountable)

1. The state of being barehanded; lacking hand coverings or tools.
   • 2003, Reed Browning, Cy Young: A Baseball Life, →ISBN, page 63:

     His barehandedness was not unusual. Unlike position players, pitchers had in general been slow to seek the protection of a glove.