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nasty
1[nas-tee]
adjective
physically filthy; disgustingly unclean.
a nasty pigsty of a room.
Synonyms: , ,Antonyms: , , ,offensive to taste or smell; nauseating.
This ointment is really nasty—couldn't they make it smell less vile?
Synonyms: , , , , , , , ,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.
Synonyms: ,morally filthy; obscene; indecent.
a nasty word.
Synonyms: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
nastiesInformal.a nasty person or thing.
-nasty
2a combining form with the meaning “nastic pressure,” of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element.
hyponasty.
nasty
1/ 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
informala cruel or mean person
noun
an offensive or unpleasant person or thing
a video nasty
-nasty
2combining form
indicating a nastic movement to a certain stimulus
nyctinasty
Other 51Թ Forms
- nastily adverb
- nastiness noun
- ˈԲپ adverb
- ˈԲپԱ noun
- -nastic combining form
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nasty1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nasty1
Origin of nasty2
Example Sentences
According to David Adams, the officials “were really nasty” toward his daughter.
The Texan's start to 2025 was disrupted by a freak hand injury after he sustained a nasty cut while preparing a Christmas meal.
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.
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".
The hawk's "unusual" behaviour was likely hormonal or territorial and he was "not nasty at all", Wayne said.
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