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nasty

Adjective CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈnaː.sti

Definitions

  1. Dirty, filthy.
    US
  2. unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, off-putting, displeasing, unpleasing, bad, rude, unsavory, uncomfortable, unlikable, objectionable, painful, uncongenial, crappy, gnarly
  3. Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
  4. One that is nasty: "It is the business of museums to present us with nasties as well as with fine things" (Country Life).
  5. nasty, ugly, unkind, objectionable, unsightly (e.g., person, behavior)
  6. Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
  7. a combining form with the meaning “nastic pressure,” of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element: hyponasty.
  8. Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
  9. haatlik بصورةٍ بَذيئَه أو رَديئَه противно desagradavelmente nepříjemně; odporně schmutzig modbydeligt; gement δυσάρεστα, μοχθηρά, απαίσιαdesagradablemente vastikult به زشتی inhottavasti désagréablement בְּצוּרָה נִבזִית गंदापन, घिनौनापन, अश्लीलता zlobno, neprijateljski csúnyán, aljasul secara tidak ramah andstyggilega sgradevolmente ひどく 불결하게 bjauriai, šlykščiai riebīgi; nejauki dengan cara yang menjijikkan gemeenvemmelig, stygt, ekkelt paskudnie په زشتى desagradavelmente răutăcios; (în mod) ...
  10. Spiteful, unkind.
  11. onaangenaamheid, goorheid بَذاءَه، رَداءَه гадост rudeza nepříjemnost, odpornost die Ekeligkeit modbydelighed; gemenhed κακία, μοχθηρίαmaldad, rencor tigedus کثافت inhottavuus méchancetéנבזות गंदापन, घिनौनापन, अश्लीलता neugodnost csúnya/undorító/kellemetlen volta vminek ketidakramahan viðbjóður; illkvittni sgradevolezza; cattiveria きたなさ 불결함 bjaurumas, nemalonumas nelietība; nejaucība keadaan yang menjijikkan onaardigheid styggedom, ekkelhet przykry charakter كثافت rudeza răutate противность o...
  12. Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.
    UK
  13. agresivo-a, de mal carácter;___ illness → enfermedad grave, seria;
  14. Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).
    UK
  15. Disgusting or repellent: a nasty odor rising from the garbage can. See Synonyms at offensive.
  16. Formidable, terrific; wicked.
    US, slang
  17. Morally offensive or indecent: a nasty film.
  18. Unpleasant or annoying: a nasty habit.
  19. Painful or dangerous; grave: a nasty accident.
  20. Exasperatingly difficult to solve or handle: a nasty puzzle; a nasty problem.

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Examples

“In such condition, there is no place⟳ for Industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain: and consequently no Culture of the Earth; no Navigation, nor use⟳ of the commodities that may be imported by Sea; no commodious Building; no Instruments of moving, and removing such things as require⟳ much force⟳; no Knowledge of the face⟳ of the Earth; no account of Time; no Arts; no Letters; no Society; and which is worst of all, continuall feare, and danger of violent death; And the life of man, solitary, poore, nasty, brutish, and short.”
“I really don't have⟳ any friends at school Mama Mia. They talk⟳ about me all the time. They say⟳ my hair's nappy and my clothes are nasty.”
“Jonathan kept staring at him, till I was afraid he would notice⟳. I feared he might take⟳ it ill, he looked so fierce and nasty.”
“‘It's a nasty trade⟳,’ said Mr. Limbkins, when Gamfield had again stated his wish⟳.”
“He said to Mr. Tallboy he thought the headline was a bit hot. And Mr. Tallboy said he had a nasty mind⟳.”
“We want⟳ threesomes, blowjobs, and orgies. That's just the way it is. We want⟳ the good girl who's nasty in bed.”
“She had said: "I love⟳ the block⟳ button on Twitter. I don't know⟳ how people expect⟳ to send⟳ a nasty comment⟳ and not get⟳ blocked."”
“There was a nasty period during the First World War when the family's allegiance was called into question⟳ - not least because one of the Schroders had been made a baron by the Kaiser.”
“Moving into the middle ages, William the Conqueror managed to rout the English and rule⟳ the country, then see⟳ off numerous plots and assassination attempts, before his horse did for him in a nasty fall⟳, killing him at 60.”
“"Well," she grinned, looking hot and sexy. "They say⟳ you doing some real nasty shit in the NBA, but on the mic you a little too competitive. They say⟳ you a gaming niggah who likes to keep⟳ up all kinds of go-to-war gangsta friction between rappers. That shit must work⟳ for you though, huh? You stickin' all over the charts when other artists are failin' off. They rotating your cuts on the radio like⟳ mad too."”

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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