English adjective: nasty | |||
1. | nasty offensive or even (of persons) malicious | ||
Samples | 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?. | ||
Synonyms | awful | ||
Similar | dirty, filthy, grotty, hateful, lousy, mean | ||
See also | unpleasant | ||
Attribute | nastiness | ||
Antonyms | nice | ||
2. | nasty exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent | ||
Samples | A nasty problem. A good man to have on your side in a tight situation. | ||
Synonyms | tight | ||
Similar | difficult, hard | ||
Antonyms | easy | ||
3. | nasty characterized by obscenity | ||
Samples | Had a filthy mouth. Foul language. Smutty jokes. | ||
Synonyms | cruddy, filthy, foul, smutty | ||
Similar | dirty | ||
Antonyms | unobjectionable, clean | ||
4. | nasty disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | ||
Samples | As filthy as a pigsty. A foul pond. A nasty pigsty of a room. | ||
Synonyms | filthy, foul | ||
Similar | dirty, soiled, unclean | ||
Antonyms | clean | ||