Slumminess
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The quality of being slummy. uncountable
"And when the job is done and the inhabitants are settled in their shined-up, painted-up and plumbered-up dwellings, it will be interesting and important to see what percentage of these places is kept by their occupants in that condition, and what percentage is allowed to sag swiftly back to slumminess."
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More examples"And when the job is done and the inhabitants are settled in their shined-up, painted-up and plumbered-up dwellings, it will be interesting and important to see what percentage of these places is kept by their occupants in that condition, and what percentage is allowed to sag swiftly back to slumminess."
Etymology
From slummy + -ness.
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