rottenness

But each and every one of them has personal experience of the rottenness of the system.

Intrigue and Love even aims full at the rottenness and corruption of the actual time.

The rottenness of the ground gave chances, and made it hazardous.

Here, with graphic realism, and yet with perfect delicacy, its terrible rottenness is indicated.

The weight of this rottenness lay heaviest of all on the labouring poor, who stood undermost in the social scale.

Of course, you want to be nice and mellow with the trade, but always remember that mellowness carried too far becomes rottenness.