NASTINESS

nastiness

(noun) the quality of being highly unpleasant; “I flinched at the nastiness of his wound”

cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastiness

(noun) malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness

(noun) a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

nastiness (countable and uncountable, plural nastinesses)

(uncountable) Lack of cleanliness.

(uncountable) Dirt, filth.

(uncountable) Indecency; corruption; unkindness, meanness, spite, harshness, cruelty.

(uncountable) Unpleasantness, disagreeableness (to the senses).

(countable) A nasty action, object, quality, etc. (all senses of nasty).

Anagrams

• antsiness

Source: Wiktionary


Nas"ti*ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity. The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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