单词 | nasty |
释义 | nasty (once / 697 pages) adj 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. WORD FAMILYnasty: nastier, nastiest, nastily, nastiness+/nastiness: nastinesses USAGE EXAMPLESThe bullying remained, but the joy faded, and the comedy was often reduced to nasty zingers and schoolyard-quality taunts. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) This timely novel captures every character in the worst light, and the grudge matches among Brooklyn’s liberal parentocracy are nastier than any playground brawl. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) In the distance, in the Upside Down, is a monument to George Washington, an electric January sky, and tens of thousands of nasty women. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj 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 Syn|Ant awful dirty, filthy, lousy vile; despicable grottyvery unpleasant or offensive hateful, meancharacterized by malice unpleasantdisagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings nice pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance goodagreeable or pleasing pleasant(of persons) having pleasing manners or behavior pleasantaffording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings 2adj disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter a nasty pigsty of a room Syn filthy, foul dirty, soiled, unclean soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime 3adj exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent a nasty problem Syn tight difficult, hard not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure 4adj characterized by obscenity Syn cruddy, filthy, foul, smutty dirty (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency |
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