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nas⋅ty

[nas-tee] adjective, -ti⋅er, -ti⋅est, noun, plural -ties.
–adjective
1. physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
2. offensive to taste or smell; nauseating.
3. offensive; objectionable: a nasty habit.
4. vicious, spiteful, or ugly: a nasty dog; a nasty rumor.
5. bad or hard to deal with, encounter, undergo, etc.; dangerous; serious: a nasty cut; a nasty accident.
6. very unpleasant or disagreeable: nasty weather.
7. morally filthy; obscene; indecent: a nasty word.
8. Slang. formidable: The young pitcher has a good fast ball and a nasty curve.
–noun
9. Informal. a nasty person or thing.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ?


nas⋅ti⋅ly, adverb
nas⋅ti⋅ness, noun


1. dirty, foul, loathsome. 2. sickening, repulsive, repellent. 6 stormy, inclement. 7. smutty, pornographic.


1. clean, pure.
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