Killingness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The quality of being devastatingly attractive. dated, uncountable
"[…] especially when these showy garments were set off with a large bunch of flowers in the hand, or on the breast, which most of the young fellows displayed with conscious killingness."
Example
More examples"[…] especially when these showy garments were set off with a large bunch of flowers in the hand, or on the breast, which most of the young fellows displayed with conscious killingness."
Etymology
From killing + -ness.
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