nasty vs nice vs pleasant
Definitions
adjective
- characterized by obscenity
- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Examples
A nasty flu bug's going round at the moment.
I can see banning books that illustrate these nasty looking teste bags.
Suddenly, seeking high office, Liddy Dole was described as over-ambitious, chilly and nasty under the "syrupy" Southern accent.
Definitions
adjective
- excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
- done with delicacy and skill
- socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
- exhibiting courtesy and politeness
- pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
Examples
We had engaged a very nice mare and stanhope, which we knew we could depend upon, when, the day before the race, the chestnut was declared lame, and not a presentable four-legged animal was to be hired in
The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores.
It was nice to play a Wii game that wasn't full of bright greens and blues like another title featuring Mario.
