 nasty |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] offensive or even (of persons) malicious | |
| Synonyms: | awful | |
| Examples: | "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 |
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| Related terms: | nice hateful dirty unpleasant grotty unpleasant nastiness | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (sexuality) characterized by obscenity | |
| Synonyms: | foul smutty filthy | |
| Examples: | "had a filthy mouth" "foul language" "smutty jokes" |
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| Related terms: | dirty | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent | |
| Synonyms: | tight | |
| Examples: | "a nasty problem" "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" |
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| Related terms: | difficult | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (informal) thoroughly unpleasant | |
| Synonyms: | vile foul filthy | |
| Examples: | "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" |
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| Related terms: | colloquialism inclement | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | |
| Synonyms: | filthy foul | |
| Examples: | "as filthy as a pigsty" "a foul pond" "a nasty pigsty of a room" |
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| Related terms: | dirty | |
| Similar spelling: |
Nast naughty naught |
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