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nasty
1[ nas-tee ]
adjective
- physically filthy; disgustingly unclean:
a nasty pigsty of a room.
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- offensive to taste or smell; nauseating:
This ointment is really nasty—couldn't they make it smell less vile?
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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.
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a nasty word.
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- 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/ ˈɑːɪ /
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
- ˈԲپ, adverb
- ˈԲپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Բ·پ· adverb
- Բ·پ·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of nasty1
Word History and Origins
Origin of nasty1
Origin of nasty2
Example Sentences
As excitement built around Prioritise Pleasure in 2021, she started getting "nasty messages" on social media, which shook her up.
Actions, however nasty and noble, yield reactions you rarely see coming.
He secrets away a trove of incriminating documents about a nasty false flag operation and cover-up, which he uses as leverage to demand his own field training.
Glasgow's evening went from bad to worse when Matt Fagerson departed with a nasty looking leg injury.
"He was very gentle. He wasn't at all aggressive. I could never imagine him being nasty or anything like that. He came over very mild," she said.
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