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Definition of Nasty
1. Adjective. Offensive or even (of persons) malicious. "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"
Attributes: Nastiness
Similar to: Dirty, Filthy, Lousy, Grotty, Hateful, Mean
Also: Unpleasant
Derivative terms: Awfulness, Nastiness, Nastiness
Antonyms: Nice
2. Adjective. Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent. "A good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
3. Adjective. Characterized by obscenity. "Smutty jokes"
Similar to: Dirty
Derivative terms: Filth, Filthiness, Nastiness, Smut, Smut, Smuttiness
4. Adjective. Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter. "A nasty pigsty of a room"
Similar to: Dirty, Soiled, Unclean
Derivative terms: Filth, Filth, Filthiness, Foulness, Nastiness
Definition of Nasty
1. a. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.
Definition of Nasty
1. Adjective. (context: now chiefly US) Dirty, filthy. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹
2. Adjective. Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). (defdate from 15th c.) ¹
3. Adjective. Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellant, offensive. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
4. Adjective. Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
5. Adjective. Spiteful, unkind. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹
6. Adjective. (context: chiefly UK) Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹
7. Adjective. (context: chiefly _UK) Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.). (defdate from 19th c.) ¹
8. Adjective. (context: slang chiefly US) Formidable, terrific; wicked. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹
9. Noun. Something nasty. ¹
10. Noun. (euphemistic preceded by "the") Sexual intercourse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nasty
1. offensive to the senses [adj -TIER, -TIEST] : NASTILY [adv] / something that is nasty [n -TIES]
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