Nastiness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nastiness \Nas"ti*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness;
     dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes. --Dryden.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nastiness
       n 1: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
            [syn: {filth}, {filthiness}, {foulness}]
       2: malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or
          nasty [syn: {cattiness}, {bitchiness}, {spite}, {spitefulness}]
       3: the quality of being unpleasant; "I flinched at the
          nastiness of his wound" [ant: {niceness}]