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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
You have to be infallible, and if you’re not, people will have a lot of nasty things to say.
So far no one has been hurt, but chlorine fumes can be nasty so locals are advised to stay inside their homes.
It’s also grown nastier as both Hagerty and Sethi try to one-up each other in proving their conservative bona fides.
Though it sounds a bit nasty, winds can blow fungi and mold spores like a thick cloud.
Whether that’s the intent of the medication doesn’t mean it won’t be a nasty side effect.
An aerial image shows what appears to be a spa, roiling water apparently carrying no nasty connotations.
It may not be a story the Vatican wants told, but such nasty behavior is also a part of the Renaissance.
No one needs to be reminded that the men in charge in Damascus and Tehran are really nasty guys.
So is Sam Lutfi a legitimate manager or just a nasty opportunist?
Use him as the poster child for a nasty, devilish lobbying group being the de facto fourth branch of government.
But the nasty part of the whole thing was, that Haggard had won eleven thousand pounds from a weak-headed boy.
But if people will insist on patting a strange poet, they mustn't be surprised if they get a nasty bite!
The nasty scandal at the Pandemonium had been particularly irritating to Haggard personally.
You pouted and sulked, and had a great fight with nurse, for bringing a nasty boy into the house.
I'm a nasty cross old thing before lunch, Mr. Wentworth, so I don't come down till afterwards nowadays.
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