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- pronunciation:
- nae
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
nastier, nastiest |
| definition 1: |
disgusting to sight, smell, or taste; foul or filthy.
Rotten eggs have a nasty smell.- synonyms:
- filthy, foul
- similar words:
- abominable, awful, beastly, disgusting, horrible, loathsome, obnoxious, offensive, repellent
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| definition 2: |
rude, mean, or hateful; not nice or decent.
Jill had to apologize for playing a nasty trick on Jack.- synonyms:
- foul, indecent, obscene
- antonyms:
- charming, decent, kind, nice, polite, sweet
- similar words:
- beastly, filthy, horrible, lousy, malicious, mean, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, vicious, vulgar
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| definition 3: |
causing harm, troubles, or danger.
He took a nasty fall.- synonyms:
- awful, bad, terrible
- antonyms:
- minor
- similar words:
- beastly, critical, dangerous, dreadful, serious, severe
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| related words: |
bad, dirty, distasteful, grubby, hard, impetuous, messy, obscene, rank, raw, reckless, sour, ugly, unkind, unpleasant |
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| derivations: |
nastily (adv.), nastiness (n.) |
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