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单词 muckiness
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muckinessn.

Brit. /ˈmʌkɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈməkinᵻs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mucky adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < mucky adj. + -ness suffix.
The state or condition of being mucky or dirty; messiness. Also figurative.
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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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