vitiosity

noun

vi·​ti·​os·​i·​ty

ˌvishēˈäsətē

plural -es

1

a

obsolete : defect

b

archaic : defectiveness

2

archaic : viciousness, depravity

Word History

Etymology

Latin vitiositat-, vitiositas, from vitiosus faulty, vicious + -itat-, -itas -ity

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