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
  • The charges included malice murder, felony murder, concealing the death of another, false report of a crime and making a false statement.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • After six hours of jury deliberation, Leilani Simon, 24, was convicted of all 19 charges against her on Friday, including malice murder, concealing the death of another and multiple counts of making a false statement, WTOC reported.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of malice
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  • Do not pinch or squeeze the stinger because this could cause more venom to be released.7 Similarities Anaphylaxis is a form of allergic reaction, and both conditions have similar causes.
    Daniel More, Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Unlike a snake, which injects venom through hollow fangs, the gila monster’s venom flows through large grooved lower teeth.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of venom
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  • Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
    Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Musk shared several anti-Harris advertisements, including one funded by Musk’s pro-Trump political action committee that refers to the Vice President using misogynistic vulgarities.
    Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of vulgarity
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  • As an intimacy grows between Cassie and Bryan, Berryman again dances with shadows of Blanche and Stanley, but with all the hatred removed, the poisons of class and time and gender drained away.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The hatred isn’t just coming from anonymous fringe posters either.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of hatred
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  • By the time this piece comes out, Moo Deng’s appearance on Weekend Update will have been overshadowed by Yang kissing Ariana Grande in a skit about family charades gone awry and Mariah Carey protesting the cruelty of overhead lighting on Las Culturistas.
    Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Wilder’s film, for all its offbeat humor and quotable zingers, was always about the ugliness of Hollywood and the monstrous cruelty of an industry that drains its players like a vampire does its victims.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of cruelty
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  • Still, the coach had remained steadfast in his support of Moss in spite of those mistakes.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In spite of public scrutiny, Congress has managed to keep itself among the highest paying professions.
    Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of spite
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