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nasty
1[ nas-tee ]
adjective
- physically filthy; disgustingly unclean:
a nasty pigsty of a room.
Antonyms: unstained, spotless, immaculate, clean
- offensive to taste or smell; nauseating:
This ointment is really nasty—couldn't they make it smell less vile?
Synonyms: ugly, catty, bitchy, malevolent, malicious, mean, repellent, repulsive, sickening
a nasty habit.
- vicious, spiteful, or unkind:
a nasty dog;
a nasty rumor.
- bad or hard to deal with, encounter, undergo, etc.; dangerous; serious: a nasty accident.
a nasty cut;
a nasty accident.
- very unpleasant or disagreeable:
nasty weather.
a nasty word.
Synonyms: smutty
- Slang. formidable: a young pitcher with a nasty slider.
the raw, nasty power of this engine;
a young pitcher with a nasty slider.
noun
- Informal. a nasty person or thing.
-nasty
2- a combining form with the meaning “nastic pressure,” of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element:
hyponasty.
-nasty
1combining form
- indicating a nastic movement to a certain stimulus
nyctinasty
nasty
2/ ˈnɑːstɪ /
adjective
- unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant
- (of an experience, condition, etc) unpleasant, dangerous, or painful
a nasty wound
- spiteful, abusive, or ill-natured
- obscene or indecent
- nasty piece of work informal.a cruel or mean person
noun
- an offensive or unpleasant person or thing
a video nasty
Derived Forms
- -nastic, combining_form:in_adjective
- ˈnastily, adverb
- ˈnastiness, noun
Other Words From
- nas·ti·ly adverb
- nas·ti·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of nasty1
Word History and Origins
Origin of nasty1
Origin of nasty2
Example Sentences
“Presidents of both parties have always said very harsh and very nasty things about the other party,” Schnur noted.
She said "James" seemed "nice" and "decent" and would leap to her defence online when other accounts posted "nasty" comments about her.
But, as the Atlantic's Adam Serwer said on Bluesky, the right's definition of "free speech" is "conservatives being able to say nasty things about people without those people being able to respond."
Historically, bird flu has been a nasty bug to catch.
"It's not nasty, but it is physical – it's not for the faint-hearted," he said.
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