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nasty

1

[nas-tee]

adjective

nastier, nastiest 
  1. physically filthy; disgustingly unclean.

    a nasty pigsty of a room.

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  2. offensive to taste or smell; nauseating.

    This ointment is really nasty—couldn't they make it smell less vile?

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  3. offensive; objectionable.

    a nasty habit.

  4. vicious, spiteful, or unkind.

    a nasty dog;

    a nasty rumor.

  5. bad or hard to deal with, encounter, undergo, etc.; dangerous; serious: a nasty accident.

    a nasty cut;

    a nasty accident.

  6. very unpleasant or disagreeable.

    nasty weather.

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  7. morally filthy; obscene; indecent.

    a nasty word.

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  8. Slang.formidable: a young pitcher with a nasty slider.

    the raw, nasty power of this engine;

    a young pitcher with a nasty slider.



noun

plural

nasties 
  1. Informal.a nasty person or thing.

-nasty

2
  1. a combining form with the meaning “nastic pressure,” of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element.

    hyponasty.

nasty

1

/ ˈɑːɪ /

adjective

  1. unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant

  2. (of an experience, condition, etc) unpleasant, dangerous, or painful

    a nasty wound

  3. spiteful, abusive, or ill-natured

  4. obscene or indecent

  5. informala cruel or mean person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an offensive or unpleasant person or thing

    a video nasty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-nasty

2

combining form

  1. indicating a nastic movement to a certain stimulus

    nyctinasty

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nastily adverb
  • nastiness noun
  • ˈԲپ adverb
  • ˈԲپԱ noun
  • -nastic combining form
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nasty1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, further origin unknown

Origin of nasty2

< Greek nast ( ó ) pressed close ( nastic ) + -y 3
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nasty1

C14: origin obscure; probably related to Swedish dialect nasket and Dutch nestig dirty

Origin of nasty2

from Greek nastos pressed down, close-pressed
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According to David Adams, the officials “were really nasty” toward his daughter.

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The Texan's start to 2025 was disrupted by a freak hand injury after he sustained a nasty cut while preparing a Christmas meal.

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Different viruses can cure diabetes in mice; reduce the risk of a really nasty virus, Ebola, proving fatal in humans; or prevent HIV progressing to AIDS.

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Since the end of the Cold War, a former minister says, "we've been going round the world making sure we are reassuring allies, and there have been some very nasty wars in the Middle East".

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The hawk's "unusual" behaviour was likely hormonal or territorial and he was "not nasty at all", Wayne said.

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