[ UK /nˈɑːsti/ ]
[ US /ˈnæsti/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. characterized by obscenity
    had a filthy mouth
    smutty jokes
    foul language
  2. disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
    a foul pond
    a nasty pigsty of a room
    as filthy as a pigsty
  3. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
    a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
    a nasty problem
  4. offensive or even (of persons) malicious
    in a nasty mood
    a nasty trick to pull
    a nasty shock
    Will he say nasty things at my funeral?
    a nasty smell
    a nasty accident
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How To Use nasty In A Sentence

  • A nasty flu bug's going round at the moment.
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  • In the Qing Dynasty, the officials's penal system includes two parts: disciplinary sanction and penal punishment.
  • These intagli would be interesting relics for collectors of such flotsam and jetsam of a ruined dynasty. Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles
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  • Since the ancient and modern, along the southeast coast of South Australia is the trade must pass through the park and a transit point, as early as the Ming Dynasty have been on the "maritime trade".
  • Doreen has been Haworth's lollipop lady for 11 years and she is steadily building up a family dynasty in the job.
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