单词 | muckiness |
释义 | muckinessn. The state or condition of being mucky or dirty; messiness. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > [noun] foulnessOE uncleannessOE filthheadc1300 foulhead1340 filtha1425 filthiness?c1425 horynessc1425 uncleanliness1502 immundicity?1541 filthhood1582 dirtiness1607 slovenliness1617 muckiness1676 turpitude1684 muck1766 dirt1774 grot1971 1676 Princ. Chymists London 54 Moreover, if Acidities..were not transchanged in the Stomach, they would as well dammage the Tunicles thereof, as they do the Skin of the Living, or dissolve a Glove into a Muckiness. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Muckiness, nastiness; filth. 1868 J. F. Maguire Irish in Amer. 227 Most of the larger tenant-houses are in a state of muckiness, and, as a rule, overcrowded, without ventilation or light. 1959 ‘M. Ainsworth’ Murder is Catching ix. 111 I'm free of George, and free without muckiness. 1989 Independent 7 Dec. 16/1 The question of how far Blackeyes (the programme) participates in the prurience, exploitation and general muckiness of which it accuses Blackeyes (the novel within the programme). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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