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late unpleasantnesses

late unpleasantnesses is the plural of late unpleasantness.

Meaning of late unpleasantness

Noun

late unpleasantness (plural late unpleasantnesses)

  1. (euphemistic) A recent war, especially (historical) the American Civil War.
    • It is unlikely that anyone with significant knowledge of the Army or the late unpleasantness in Southeast Asia, upon reading these two sentences, would respond other than with a scatological barnyard expletive or some more genteel utterance representing the same level of acceptance.2003, Zane E. Finkelstein (referring to the Vietnam War), (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 28 Aug 2005

Questions about late unpleasantnesses

What is late unpleasantnesses the plural of?
Late unpleasantnesses is the plural of late unpleasantness.

Words near late unpleasantnesses in the dictionary

  1. late talkers
  2. late to the ball
  3. late to the game
  4. late to the party
  5. late unpleasantness
  6. late unpleasantnesses
  7. late-blooming
  8. late-bound
  9. late-breaking
  10. late-capitalist
  11. late-night

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