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scathfulness

scathfulness noun: the quality of being scathful; harm.

Noun

scathfulness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) The quality of being scathful; harm.

Origin of scathfulness

From scathful + -ness.

Questions about scathfulness

What does scathfulness mean?
Scathfulness means the quality of being scathful; harm.
What part of speech is scathfulness?
Scathfulness is a noun.

Words near scathfulness in the dictionary

  1. scathely
  2. scathes
  3. scathest
  4. scatheth
  5. scathful
  6. scathfulness
  7. scathing
  8. scathingly
  9. scathingness
  10. scathless
  11. scathlessly

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