smuttinessn.
/ˈsmʌtɪnɪs/ 1. A smutty condition of grain.
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the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > type of disease > fungal > associated with crop or food plants > smut or smutty condition
ustilago1578
smit1585
smutting1621
smuttiness1659
smut1665
bragc1682
burnt-eara1722
slain1788
dust-brand1850
stinking rust1861
stinking bunt1889
loose smut1890
stinking smut1891
dust1897
1659 A. Speed Adam out of Eden xiv. 106 It..doth..totally prevent the Smuttiness of Wheat.
1660 R. Sharrock Hist. Propagation & Improvem. Veg. 102 The change of seed from grounds of a contrary nature..is thought to prevent smootiness.
1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry xii. 65 Smuttiness is when the Grains of Wheat instead of Flour are full of a black, stinking Powder.
1764 Museum Rusticum 2 lxviii. 223 Good wheat is so often spoiled by smuttiness and sprouting.
2. Indecency, obscenity of language.
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the mind > language > malediction > [noun] > quality or condition of being profane
scurrility?a1513
profanity1563
dirtiness1649
smuttiness1688
foulmouthedness1833
1688 G. Miege Great French Dict. ii. sig. Qqq 3/1 Smuttiness, saleté, impureté, impudicité.
1698 J. Collier Short View Immorality Eng. Stage i. 6 Smuttiness is a Fault in Behaviour as well as in Religion.
1721 N. Amhurst Terræ-filius No. 26. 135 They begin with satire and funeral lamentation; but end with love, smuttiness, and a song.
1973 Times 16 Nov. 5/5 Viewers are also asked..whether..smuttiness in comedy programmes..is found offensive.
3. Sootiness, griminess.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > dirt > dirtiness or soiling with specific kinds of dirt > [noun] > griminess
griminess1650
smuttiness1881
1881 Globe 30 June 2/1 The..kettle cannot..taunt the veriest heathen pot with smuttiness.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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