impureness

noun

Definition of impurenessnext
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene the alleged impureness of a novel that was banned in the United States until 1959

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  1. vulgarity
  2. impurity
  3. obscenity
Noun
  • Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness.
    Jon LaPook, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Musk shared several anti-Harris advertisements, including one funded by Musk’s pro-Trump political action committee that refers to the Vice President using misogynistic vulgarities.
    Kali Hays, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of vulgarity
Noun
  • The charcoal formula is said to have detoxifying properties that help draw out any impurities clogging the hair follicle that cause buildup on the scalp and lead to itchiness.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Nitrosamine impurities may increase the risk of cancer if people are exposed to them above acceptable levels over long periods of time, according to the FDA.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of impurity
Noun
  • These days, when people seem eager to scream obscenities at passing strangers, who can believe that anyone would take the trouble to be so subtle with an insult?
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The Wexner opened during the height of the culture wars, when the [Robert] Mapplethorpe show in Cincinnati was getting the museum director there prosecuted for obscenity.
    Jason Simon, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscenity
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