nasty
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ti 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.
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Nasty
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < ?
1350–1400; Middle English < ?
Related forms
nas·ti·ly, adverb
nas·ti·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. dirty, foul, loathsome. 2. sickening, repulsive, repellent. 6. stormy, inclement. 7. smutty, pornographic.
1. dirty, foul, loathsome. 2. sickening, repulsive, repellent. 6. stormy, inclement. 7. smutty, pornographic.
Antonyms
1. clean, pure.
1. clean, pure.
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nasty (ˈnɑːstɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , -tier, -tiest | |
| 1. | unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant |
| 2. | (of an experience, condition, etc) unpleasant, dangerous, or painful: a nasty wound |
| 3. | spiteful, abusive, or ill-natured |
| 4. | obscene or indecent |
| 5. | informal (Brit) nasty piece of work a cruel or mean person |
| —n , -tier, -tiest, -ties | |
| 6. | an offensive or unpleasant person or thing: a video nasty |
| [C14: origin obscure; probably related to Swedish dialect nasket and Dutch nestig dirty] | |
| 'nastily | |
| —adv | |
| 'nastiness | |
| —n | |
| -nasty | |
| —n combining form | |
| indicating a nastic movement to a certain stimulus: nyctinasty | |
| [from Greek nastos pressed down, close-pressed] | |
| -nastic | |
| —adj combining form | |
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Word Origin & History
nasty
c.1400, "foul, filthy, dirty, unclean," perhaps from O.Fr. nastre "bad, strange," shortened form of villenastre "infamous, bad," from vilein "villain" + -astre, pejorative suffix, from L. -aster. Alternative etymology is from Du. nestig "dirty," lit. "like a bird's nest." Likely reinforced by a Scand.
source (cf. Swed. dial. naskug "dirty, nasty"). Of weather, from 1634; of things generally, "unpleasant, offensive," from 1705. Of people, "ill-tempered," from 1825.
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Example sentences
They don't remove enough blood to harm their host, but their bites can cause nasty infections and disease.
Before long you'll be creating nasty stunts that you once thought were inconceivable.
The beasts regarded these new vehicles with intense suspicion and had the nasty habit of rearing and running in their presence.
The pistol is surprisingly heavy and has a nasty kick.
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