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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. 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

combining form

  1. indicating a nastic movement to a certain stimulus

    nyctinasty

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nasty

2

/ 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. nasty piece of work informal.
    a 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
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Derived Forms

  • -nastic, combining_form:in_adjective
  • ˈԲپ, adverb
  • ˈԲپԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • Բ·پ· adverb
  • Բ·پ·Ա noun
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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

from Greek nastos pressed down, close-pressed

Origin of nasty2

C14: origin obscure; probably related to Swedish dialect nasket and Dutch nestig dirty
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He struck out the first two batters he faced, snapping off a nasty curveball to Michael Harris II before blowing a 98-mph fastball by Austin Riley.

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Yes, scouts love to see their radar gun hitting 98 mph, but Hernandez is best when his nasty slider at 86 mph is working.

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What should be a nasty hoot, however, is closer to a ho-hum.

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Really nasty stuff about the way I looked, sexual slurs, picking up on every small typo that you would make in a post to say how stupid you were.

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You got the Fosters Freeze next to Vidiots in case you want to do something nasty to yourself after a screening.

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