pravity

noun

prav·​i·​ty

ˈpravətē

plural -es

1

archaic : depravity, wickedness

2

archaic : badness, foulness

especially : physical corruption

Word History

Etymology

Latin pravitas crookedness, depravity, from pravus crooked, wrong, bad + -itas -ity

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