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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024nas•ty /ˈnæsti/USA pronunciation adj., -ti•er, -ti•est, n., pl. -ties. adj. - offensive to taste, smell, or the senses in general; nauseating:a nasty smell of garbage.
- indecent or obscene:nasty language.
- highly objectionable or unpleasant:a nasty habit.
- vicious, angry, threatening, or ugly:A nasty dog guards his store at night.
- bad to deal with or experience:a nasty accident.
nas•ti•ly /ˈnæstəli/USA pronunciation adv. nas•ti•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nas•ty (nas′tē),USA pronunciation adj., -ti•er, -ti•est, n., pl. -ties. adj. - physically filthy;
disgustingly unclean:a nasty pigsty of a room. - offensive to taste or smell;
nauseating. - offensive;
objectionable:a nasty habit. - vicious, spiteful, or ugly:a nasty dog; a nasty rumor.
- bad or hard to deal with, encounter, undergo, etc.;
dangerous;
serious:a nasty cut; a nasty accident. - very unpleasant or disagreeable:nasty weather.
- morally filthy;
obscene;
indecent:a nasty word. - Slang Termsformidable:The young pitcher has a good fast ball and a nasty curve.
n. - Informal Termsa nasty person or thing.
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- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . dirty, foul, loathsome.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . sickening, repulsive, repellent.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged stormy, inclement.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . smutty, pornographic.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . clean, pure.
-nasty, - a combining form with the meaning "nastic pressure,'' of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element:hyponasty.
- Greek nast(ós) pressed close (see nastic) + -y3
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