nas|ti|ness

nas|ti|ness
nas|ti|ness «NAS tee nihs, NAHS-», noun.
1. the quality or state of being nasty; extreme unpleasantness.
2. disgusting dirtiness; filth; dirt.
3. moral filth; vileness; obscenity.

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