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nas·ty
 nasty
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
nastier, nastiest |
| definition 1: |
repellent, esp. to sight, smell, or taste; filthy or foul.
a nasty odor from the refrigerator- synonyms:
- filthy, foul, repugnant, vile
- similar words:
- abhorrent, abominable, acrid, awful, beastly, disgusting, horrible, loathsome, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting
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| definition 2: |
morally or socially objectionable; obscene, ill-tempered, or malicious.
a nasty habita nasty disposition- synonyms:
- foul, indecent, obscene, repugnant, vile
- antonyms:
- charming, decent, nice, polite, sweet
- similar words:
- beastly, bitchy, filthy, horrible, lousy, malicious, mean, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, profane, squalid, ugly, vicious, vulgar
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| definition 3: |
causing discomfort, difficulties, or danger.
a nasty storma nasty blow to the heada nasty cut- synonyms:
- awful, bad, terrible
- antonyms:
- minor
- similar words:
- beastly, critical, dangerous, dreadful, hard, serious, severe
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| related words: |
abusive, acrid, bad, bilious, dirty, distasteful, evil, grubby, hard, ill-natured, impetuous, messy, noisome, obscene, oppressive, personal, rancid, rank, raw, reckless, sordid, sour, squalid, ugly, unkind, unpleasant, vile |
| derivations: |
nastily (adv.), nastiness (n.) |
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