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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 51Թ Forms
- Բ·پ· adverb
- Բ·پ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nasty1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of nasty1
Origin of nasty2
Example Sentences
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.
Yes, scouts love to see their radar gun hitting 98 mph, but Hernandez is best when his nasty slider at 86 mph is working.
What should be a nasty hoot, however, is closer to a ho-hum.
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.
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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