nasty

[ nas-tee ]

/ ˈnæs ti /

adjective, nas·ti·er, nas·ti·est.

physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.

offensive to taste or smell; nauseating.

offensive; objectionable: a nasty habit.

vicious, spiteful, or ugly: a nasty dog; a nasty rumor.

bad or hard to deal with, encounter, undergo, etc.; dangerous; serious: a nasty cut; a nasty accident.

very unpleasant or disagreeable: nasty weather.

morally filthy; obscene; indecent: a nasty word.

Slang. formidable: The young pitcher has a good fast ball and a nasty curve.

noun, plural nas·ties.

Informal. a nasty person or thing.

Origin of nasty

1350–1400; Middle English < ?

SYNONYMS FOR nasty

1 dirty, foul, loathsome.

2 sickening, repulsive, repellent.

6 stormy, inclement. 7 smutty, pornographic.

ANTONYMS FOR nasty

1 clean, pure.

OTHER WORDS FROM nasty

nas·ti·ly, adverb nas·ti·ness, noun

Words nearby nasty

nast, nastase, nastic, nastic movement, nasturtium, nasty, nasus, nasute, nat, nat., natal

Example sentences from the Web for nastiest

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The Daily Beast looks at the court file and finds one of the nastiest he-said-she-said cases in the history of celebrity splits.

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About the nastiest of all candies are the licorice and the chocolate conglomerations.

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The Major was right, for a little while the nastiest shriek I ever heard came from that volley.

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But "They've got us in the nastiest place of the whole march" was all he said.

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So Matt Jones (that is nothing like his real name), took up the nastiest operating proposition in the country.

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He had gone out of the cave where he lived and rolled in the smelliest, nastiest mud he could find, so he would look his scariest.

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British Dictionary definitions for nastiest

nasty

/ (ˈnɑːstɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest

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 British informal a cruel or mean person

noun plural -ties

an offensive or unpleasant person or thing a video nasty

Derived forms of nasty

nastily, adverb nastiness, noun

Word Origin for nasty

C14: origin obscure; probably related to Swedish dialect nasket and Dutch nestig dirty

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nasty

adjective, nas·ti·er, nas·ti·est.

noun, plural nas·ties.

Origin of nasty

SYNONYMS FOR nasty

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OTHER WORDS FROM nasty

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Example sentences from the Web for nastiest

British Dictionary definitions for nastiest

adjective -tier or -tiest

noun plural -ties

Derived forms of nasty

Word Origin for nasty

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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nasty

adjective, nas·ti·er, nas·ti·est.

noun, plural nas·ties.

Origin of nasty

SYNONYMS FOR nasty

ANTONYMS FOR nasty

OTHER WORDS FROM nasty

Words nearby nasty

Words related to nastiest

Example sentences from the Web for nastiest

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adjective -tier or -tiest

noun plural -ties

Derived forms of nasty

Word Origin for nasty

British Dictionary definitions for nastiest