"ratness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: rat + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rat|ness}} rat + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ratness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being a rat; rattiness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ratness-en-noun-H~BkA7z1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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          "ref": "2008, Joseph A. McCaffrey, The Marksman's Case, page 88",
          "text": "And then you add to it the judgment that the victims are some form of deserving species of ratness, further reducing the numbers. But ratness is relative, right?",
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          "text": "But they are much better at ratness or guineapigness or monkey business than we are because of other things we have that thicken the plot: like capacities for wonder and conscience and compassion. These tend to bring us into conflict with our ratness or guineapigness or monkey shines.",
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