nasty
Other forms: nastiest; nastier
Something nasty is filthy, foul, dirty, or awful. Nasty isn't a word for anything nice.
The main meaning of nasty is for things that are unpleasant and very gross. If someone throws up in class, at least one student will probably say, "That's nasty!" The smell of a bathroom is nasty. A song full of dirty words is nasty in a different way. Nasty can also mean "extremely." In football, a vicious hit can be called a nasty hit. A mean person is a nasty person too.
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offensive or even (of persons) malicious“in a nasty mood”“a nasty accident”“a nasty shock”“a nasty smell”“a nasty trick to pull”“"Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound”synonyms: awfulgrottyvery unpleasant or offensiveunpleasantdisagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
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disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
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exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
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characterized by obscenity
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Vocabulary lists containing nasty
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