fewness
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fewness
before 900; Middle English fewenesse, Old English fēawnes. See few, -ness
Example Sentences
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The size of the army and the fewness of the roads did that.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
It may be seen judging by these letters, that there was not any other cause for the fewness of such but the full occupation of his time alluded to so frequently.
From The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter by Wellington, Duke of
The very fewness of their numbers proved it, else why should they too not have fallen away.
From To Win the Love He Sought The Great Awakening: Volume 3 by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
There seemed to be a great many of the attacking party, and she recalled Fairfax’s misgivings concerning the fewness of the garrison.
From Peggy Owen and Liberty by Madison, Lucy Foster
The author should, perhaps, apologize for the fewness of the citations from other works which this volume contains.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates
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