rankness
/ˈræŋknəs/
noun
- The quality of having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste.
- The rankness of the old fish made everyone in the kitchen gag.
- We could smell the rankness of the compost pile from across the yard.
- The rankness of the cheese was too much for some guests.
- The quality of being extreme, excessive, or obvious in a negative way.
- The rankness of the injustice in the case led to a public outcry.
- The rankness of the corruption in the government shocked the public.
- She was taken aback by the rankness of his greed during the negotiation.
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