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ungoodness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality of being ungood, or bad; badness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • c. 1870-1871, Henry Ward Beecher, "Man's Will and God's Love", in Plymouth Pulpit Goodness owes allegiance of love to ungoodness. Power is the natural protector of weakness.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From ungood + -ness.