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nasty adjective [ ˈnɑːsti ]

• very bad or unpleasant.
• "plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell"
Similar: unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible, vile, foul, abominable, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, odious, sickening, nauseating, nauseous, repellent, repugnant, horrendous, hideous, appalling, atrocious, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, unpalatable, unsavoury, unappetizing, off-putting, uninviting, dirty, filthy, squalid, noxious, evil-smelling, foul-smelling, smelly, stinking, rank, rancid, fetid, malodorous, acrid, ghastly, horrid, gruesome, putrid, diabolical, yucky, sick-making, godawful, gross, icky, stinky, beastly, grotty, whiffy, pongy, niffy, lousy, skanky, funky, on the nose, noisome, mephitic, disgustful, loathly, miasmal, olid, serious, dangerous, bad, critical, severe, grave, alarming, worrying, concerning, painful, ugly,
Opposite: nice, delightful, lovely, pleasant, slight, minor,
• behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way.
• "Harry was a nasty, foul-mouthed old devil"
Similar: unkind, unpleasant, unfriendly, disagreeable, inconsiderate, uncharitable, rude, churlish, spiteful, malicious, mean, mean-spirited, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, bad-tempered, hostile, vicious, malevolent, evil-minded, surly, obnoxious, poisonous, venomous, vindictive, malign, malignant, cantankerous, hateful, hurtful, cruel, wounding, abusive, bitchy, catty, shitty,
Opposite: charming, agreeable, nice, likeable,
• damaging or harmful.
• "a nasty, vicious-looking hatchet"

nasty noun

• an unpleasant or harmful person or thing.
• "a water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties"
Origin: late Middle English: of unknown origin.

a nasty one

• an awkward question or task.

a nasty piece of work

• an unpleasant or untrustworthy person.
"if you ask me he's a nasty piece of work"



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