nasty

/'nɑ:sti/

Definition

Adjective:
- Extremely unpleasant to see, smell, taste, or think about; disgusting or dirty: Describes something physically repulsive or morally offensive.
- Unpleasant, annoying, or causing discomfort: Describes situations, weather, or experiences that are disagreeable.
- Mean, spiteful, or malicious: Describes a person's behavior, words, or character that are intended to hurt or upset others.
- Harmful, severe, or dangerous: Describes something, like an illness or accident, that is serious or potentially damaging.

Examples of Usage

Describing something physically disgusting:
- There was a nasty smell coming from the drain.
- He cleaned up the nasty mess in the kitchen.
Describing an unpleasant situation or thing:
- We're in for some nasty weather this weekend.
- That's a nasty cut on your knee.
Describing mean or malicious behavior:
- She made a nasty comment about his appearance.
- It was a nasty trick to hide his keys.
Describing something severe or dangerous:
- He had a nasty fall from his bike.
- She's fighting a nasty virus.

Advanced Usage

"A nasty piece of work": An idiom describing a person who is very unpleasant, dishonest, or cruel.
- Be careful of him; he's a real nasty piece of work.
"Turn nasty": A phrasal verb meaning to become angry, aggressive, or threatening.
- The debate started calmly but quickly turned nasty.

Variants and Related Words

Nastily (adverb): In a nasty manner.
- He spoke nastily to the waiter.
Nastiness (noun): The quality of being nasty.
- I was shocked by the sheer nastiness of his remarks.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs/Idioms

"Leave a nasty taste in the mouth": An idiom meaning an experience leaves one feeling disgusted, offended, or uneasy.
- The way the company treated its employees left a nasty taste in my mouth.
"Nasty habit": A bad or annoying habit that is hard to break.
- He has the nasty habit of interrupting people.

Adjective

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
- as filthy as a pigsty
- a foul pond
- a nasty pigsty of a room
characterized by obscenity
- had a filthy mouth
- foul language
- smutty jokes
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
- a nasty problem
- a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
- 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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