yuckiness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

yucky +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

yuckiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being yucky.
    • 2014 June 14, “It's a gas”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8891:
      One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. [] But out of sight is out of mind. And that, together with the inherent yuckiness of the subject, means that many old sewers have been neglected and are in dire need of repair.