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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 | ||
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