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arseness

arseness noun: annoying foolishness.

Noun

arseness (uncountable)

  1. (Trinidad-and-Tobago, vulgar) Annoying foolishness.
    • ‘[…] All orders and decorations should be mentioned, but the reporter should use his discretion in making inquiries about these. To be ignorant of an individual’s decorations is almost certain to offend him. […] After the immediate family, the names of the mourners should be set out in alphabetical...1961, V. S. Naipaul, A House for Mr Biswas, New York: Knopf, published 1983, Part 2, Chapter 8, p. 303

Origin of arseness

From arse + -ness.

Questions about arseness

What does arseness mean?
Arseness means annoying foolishness.
What part of speech is arseness?
Arseness is a noun.

Words near arseness in the dictionary

  1. Arseneau
  2. Arseneault
  3. Arseneaults
  4. Arseneaus
  5. arsenene
  6. arseness
  7. arsenfast
  8. arsenian
  9. Arsenians
  10. arseniases
  11. arseniasis

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