nasty
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈnæsti/
:
asqueroso
- It's a nasty cut.
This can be my nasty ass unwashed hair.
- This can be my nasty ass unwashed hair.
- They're great big things covered in nasty looking poisonous spines.
- And this makes this kind of nasty fermented sour oat mash.
- Hawkins thought he heard a nasty slopping sound down there.
- But to play with and then make my tub nasty and smell like San Antonio?
- That smearing is still nasty, but look at his hair now.
- It's got, you know, nasty carpet, nasty paint job, whatever.
- It's solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short.
- But being a culture keeper is dirty, nasty work now, right?
- But you're not seeing this cruddy, cheap, nasty cell.
Examples
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It's got, you know, nasty carpet, nasty paint job, whatever.
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The kitchen was covered in nasty grease and crumbs after the dinner party.
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And just try to keep your screen clean because that can get nasty, nasty.
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Ah, this is gonna get nasty.
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Today we're going to replace this nasty wall with barn doors.
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These look a bit cheap and nasty for a Bentley product.
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But it was it was a filthy, nasty, unkept place to be.
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First door to your right, we have your auntie's nasty room that's already dirty.
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Just last month, Shana had come home in a particularly nasty mood, and Lily had broached the subject again.
Fiction book (1993) -
How she loathed those nasty, gloating little stories about new wives and old lovers.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
280
2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
215
1.0
Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness
183
1.5
Very dirty and covered with mud or dirt
157
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
59
5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
38
7.1
Sticky and unpleasant to touch or smell
30
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
30
2.7
Very dirty and bad to touch or smell
26
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
22
6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
18
6.9
Has a bad smell
15
5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
7
5.3
Very bad or unpleasant
7
4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
1
7.4
Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste, or touch
1
3.8
Having a bad smell that people do not like
1
4.4
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
Smelling very bad and looking dirty
Feels unpleasant and gross, often sticky or smelly
Compounds
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nasty comes from an older English form nastie that meant 'foul' or 'dirty'. So when we call a place or stain nasty, we mean it is very dirty or unpleasant.