noun
- the quality or state of being covered with soot, dirt, or dark particles
- the quality of being indecent or obscene in content or language
Usage: informal
Examples
- The smuttiness of the old chimney required thorough cleaning.
- After working in the coal mine, his clothes showed obvious smuttiness.
- The smuttiness of the joke made several people uncomfortable.
- She complained about the smuttiness of the comedy show.
- The fireplace’s smuttiness stained the white mantel.
- Critics noted the unnecessary smuttiness in the film’s dialogue.