nastiness

noun

Definition of nastinessnext
1
as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm there was a natural nastiness about him that was evident from the time he was a small child

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2
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene the nastiness of the graffiti required that the school remove it immediately

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3
as in dustiness
the state or quality of being dirty the piles of rotting food in the kitchen were only one element in the apartment's general impression of appalling nastiness

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  1. malice
  2. venom
  3. vulgarity
  4. hatred
  5. cruelty
  6. spite
Noun
  • And not out of malice necessarily, some people are just so in their heads about their own stuff.
    Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The Iranian regime’s malice is aimed not only at the United States or the Jews.
    Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of malice
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  • On the opening day at Brisbane three years ago, England were skittled for that number in their last visit to hostile old enemy territory, torn asunder by the pace and venom of Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The ant venom peptides also affect the ion channels in a way that is unique and even a little bizarre.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of venom
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  • Whatever happened to elegant, elevated and epic language in lieu of vulgarities that flourish in the sewers and gutters of morality?
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
    Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of vulgarity
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  • All of the hatred and violence of their relationship all culminated in this moment.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But this act also gave people permission to go far enough—to acknowledge their righteous hatred of our depraved health-care system, and even to conjure something funny or silly or joyous out of that hate.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of hatred
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  • By separating the cruelty from the constructive, a company can turn criticism into a catalyst for meaningful growth.
    Molly McPherson, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Gibbons was booked into jail on two counts of animal cruelty and one count of killing livestock, NCSO said.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of cruelty
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  • In spite of their scare against the Jets, the Dolphins are on a playoff push with SU wins in four of their last five.
    Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 13 Dec. 2024
  • That’s in spite of the iPhone maker’s modest decline for the session.
    Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of spite
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