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nastiness

noun

The quality of being highly unpleasant

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Word length
9
Starts with
N
Ends with
S
Contains
AS
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. The quality of being highly unpleasant

    “I flinched at the nastiness of his wound”

noun

  1. Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

noun

  1. A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse

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I flinched at the nastiness of his wound

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