ruttishness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English ruttish Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English ruttishness From ruttish + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Feeling ruttish; sexual arousal.
I looked her over without either embarrassment or ruttishness
1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, →ISBN, page 36: