nasty
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈnæsti/
:
complicado
- After struggling with the nasty puzzle for hours, she finally managed to solve it.
The space of all programs is a very nasty space.
- The space of all programs is a very nasty space.
- Ammonia is toxic, is highly corrosive, generally nasty to handle, and it stinks.
- You know, I, I, I just love a big nasty problem.
Examples
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So again, that sounds like it could be a nasty problem, but actually it's not bad at all once you see the pattern.
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You know, I, I, I just love a big nasty problem.
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"Sidney, I got a nasty little problem here.
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"Lead paint in housing is just a vexing, nasty problem," Ryan says.
Academic text (2002) -
Harysen abandoned his work to run after it, driven by a sudden, nasty fear.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now let's take a look at that nasty salsa stain.
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At the moment, he's sewing up a nasty gash on his right arm.
Fiction book (1993) -
The math exam was quite nasty, with many tricky questions that confused the students.
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He faced a nasty challenge in the project, as the requirements kept changing unexpectedly.
Synonyms
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3.9
Difficult to do because it has hidden problems
150
6.0
A situation that is hard to deal with
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3.9
Causing worry or annoyance and hard to deal with
3
9.0
Very bad or difficult and hard to deal with
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5.1
Fairly difficult and needing some skill or care to do
Antonyms
Compounds
How Difficult
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nasty has been used for unpleasant things for a long time, and so it came to mean 'difficult' or 'dangerous' too because such things cause trouble. That's why a nasty problem is one that is hard to deal with.