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yuckiness

yuckiness noun: the state or condition of being yucky.

Noun

yuckiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being yucky.
    • One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains.[…]But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891

Origin of yuckiness

From yucky + -ness.

Questions about yuckiness

What does yuckiness mean?
Yuckiness means the state or condition of being yucky.
What part of speech is yuckiness?
Yuckiness is a noun.

Words near yuckiness in the dictionary

  1. yuckers
  2. yuckety
  3. yuckier
  4. yuckiest
  5. yuckily
  6. yuckiness
  7. yucking
  8. yucking it up
  9. yucking out
  10. yucking someone's yum
  11. yucking up

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