nasty
535
1.8
- adjective
- /ˈnæsti/
- Offensive
- Michael George Hartley, this is a nasty, dark, little room.
- say something nasty
- mean and nasty
- nasty word
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Watch on YouTubeIf you're going to be nasty, do it to some effect.
- If you're going to be nasty, do it to some effect.
- And things got nasty between them and.
- So he was, you know, he was crazed, nasty, unhinged.
- They're being, you know, they're saying nasty things about him in Olympia.
- God, when people are being nasty, I don't know.
- And our lives were, in his words, nasty, brutish and short.
- And I've represented some very nasty people in in my career.
- I mean, generally really nasty, racist people.
- And they let the people know that it's a nasty game that these people play.
- The subscriber growth stalling after entering the nasty world of politics.
- First of all, Publix, you nasty, you nasty.
- I hate you like nasty, nasty, nasty stuff.
Examples
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He's a nasty, bitter old man.
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It was a nasty blow.
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The bad news is, I learned some pretty nasty things in prison.
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The worst part of it though, is the nasty public toilet paper.
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The Internet has become a very bitter, nasty, negative place.
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For Kirk, the moment of truth comes after losing a particularly nasty bar fight.
Academic text (2009) -
That trip, Panjwai was nasty, nasty place.
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"I miss Africa so much that I've become a nasty person, giving everybody a hard time," he lamented.
Academic text (2002) -
Now, we've heard some CIA directors say some nasty things about presidents.
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The nasty comments he made during the meeting upset everyone present.
Synonyms
914
1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike
538
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
333
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
282
5.7
Likely to become violent or very unpleasant
183
1.0
Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness
131
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
80
4.7
Containing rude or offensive language
52
5.1
Being rude and offensive, often about sex
52
6.5
Being rude and indecent in words or behaviour
47
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
44
4.7
Words or jokes that are rude and about sex
39
2.8
A look that shows dislike or disapproval
34
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
31
7.2
Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest
19
7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
17
8.6
Content about sex that is rude and shocking
11
8.2
Showing strong dislike of someone or something, often used about words
3
5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
3
7.9
Containing sexual jokes or rude words
3
6.6
Very rude and likely to make people feel angry or hurt
1
7.5
Very insulting and likely to deeply offend people
1
6.7
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
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Etymology
Nasty originally meant 'foul', and people began to use it for words or actions that are 'mean' or 'hurtful'. So calling a remark nasty shows it is offensive or cruel.