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- pronunciation:
- nae
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
nastier, nastiest |
| definition 1: |
When something is nasty, it looks, tastes, or smells very bad.
Mark's mom threw the milk away because it was too old and had a nasty smell.- synonyms:
- filthy, foul
- similar words:
- awful, disgusting, horrible, offensive
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| definition 2: |
When someone is nasty, it means that they are mean, rude, or not kind.
What Jason said to his sister was nasty. He should say he's sorry.- synonyms:
- foul
- antonyms:
- charming, kind, nice, polite, sweet
- similar words:
- filthy, horrible, mean, offensive, vicious
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| definition 3: |
When there is a nasty storm or accident, it means that the storm or accident caused harm, trouble, or danger.
Mat fell on a piece of glass and got a nasty cut on his leg.- synonyms:
- awful, bad, terrible
- antonyms:
- minor
- similar words:
- critical, dangerous, hard, serious, severe
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| related words: |
bad, dirty, hard, messy, raw, reckless, sour, ugly, unkind, unpleasant |
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| derivations: |
nastily (adv.), nastiness (n.) |
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