nasty

  • 11nasty — nas|ty S2 [ˈna:sti US ˈnæsti] adj comparative nastier superlative nastiest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(behaviour)¦ 2¦(person)¦ 3¦(experience/situation)¦ 4¦(sight/smell etc)¦ 5¦(injury/illness)¦ 6¦(substance)¦ 7 a nasty piece of work ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 12nasty — UK [ˈnɑːstɪ] / US [ˈnæstɪ] adjective Word forms nasty : adjective nasty comparative nastier superlative nastiest 1) a) very unpleasant to taste, smell, see, or feel a nasty cold wind nasty looking bugs cheap and nasty: cheap and nasty red wine b) …

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  • 13nasty — nas|ty1 [ næsti ] adjective 1. ) nasty behavior is unkind or offensive: UNPLEASANT: She said some very nasty things about him. a nasty look a ) a nasty person says or does unkind things to people: a mean, nasty man/woman/child You ve been really… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 14nasty — adjective 1 BEHAVIOUR nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant; malicious: a nasty temper | That s a nasty thing to say! | There s a nasty streak in her character. | be nasty to (=treat someone in an unkind way): Don t be so …

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  • 15nasty — 01. Our neighbor is a [nasty] old man who is always shouting at the children. 02. She caught a [nasty] cold while on holiday, and has been in bed for a week. 03. He gets really [nasty] when he s had too much to drink, so I d stay away from him… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 16nasty — [[t]nɑ͟ːsti, næ̱sti[/t]] nasties, nastier, nastiest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is nasty is very unpleasant to see, experience, or feel. ...an extremely nasty murder... This divorce could turn nasty. Syn: horrible Derived words: nastiness N… …

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  • 17nasty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Nasty is used after these nouns: ↑video {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, smell, sound, taste ▪ He made it all sound very nas …

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  • 18nasty — adj. 1) nasty about (they were very nasty about the whole incident) 2) nasty to (he is nasty to everyone) 3) nasty to + int. (it was nasty of them to do that) * * * [ nɑːstɪ] nasty to (he is nasty to everyone) nasty to + inf. (it was nasty of… …

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  • 19nasty — nastily, adv. nastiness, n. /nas tee/, adj., nastier, nastiest, n., pl. nasties. adj. 1. physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room. 2. offensive to taste or smell; nauseating. 3. offensive; objectionable: a nasty habit. 4 …

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  • 20nasty — adj. (nastier, nastiest) 1 a highly unpleasant (a nasty experience). b annoying; objectionable (the car has a nasty habit of breaking down). 2 difficult to negotiate; dangerous, serious (a nasty fence; a nasty question; a nasty illness). 3 (of a… …

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