Associations to the word «Nastiness»

Wiktionary

NASTINESS, noun. (uncountable) a lack of cleanliness
NASTINESS, noun. (US) (uncountable) dirt or filth
NASTINESS, noun. (uncountable) indecency or corruption
NASTINESS, noun. (countable) an unpleasant or disagreeable action, taste or smell

Dictionary definition

NASTINESS, noun. A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse.
NASTINESS, noun. Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty.
NASTINESS, noun. The quality of being unpleasant; "I flinched at the nastiness of his wound".

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates