ungoodness

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ungoodness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being ungood, or bad; badness.
    • 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.
    • 1899, Mark Twain, letter to his wife:
      in this long list I find goodness the rule & ungoodness the exception