nasty

  • 21nasty — adjective (nastier; est) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. disgustingly filthy b. physically repugnant 2. indecent, obscene 3. mean, tawdry 4. a. extremely …

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  • 22nasty — adjective 1) a nasty smell Syn: unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible, vile, foul, abominable, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, odious, sickening …

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  • 23nasty — nas•ty [[t]ˈnæs ti[/t]] adj. ti•er, ti•est, 1) disgustingly unclean; filthy 2) offensive to taste or smell; nauseating 3) indecent or obscene: a nasty word[/ex] 4) highly objectionable or unpleasant 5) vicious, spiteful, or ugly 6) bad to deal… …

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  • 24nasty — /ˈnasti / (say nahstee) adjective (nastier, nastiest) 1. physically filthy; disgustingly unclean. 2. offensive to taste or smell; nauseous. 3. offensive; objectionable: a nasty habit. 4. morally filthy; obscene. 5. vicious, spiteful, or ugly: a… …

  • 25nasty —    1. (the) a spirituous intoxicant    Unpleasant to the teetotaller. Now humorous use only and as the nasty stuff What you need is a wee bit of the old nasty. I uncorked the Armagnac. (Sanders, 1982)     How about a bit of the old nasty stuff… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 26nasty — [ˈnɑːsti] adj 1) very unpleasant Syn: horrible a nasty cold wind[/ex] cheap and nasty red wine[/ex] 2) unkind, offensive, or violent She said some very nasty things about him.[/ex] 3) serious or dangerous a nasty accident/cough[/ex] nastily adv …

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  • 27nasty — 1. adjective /ˈnɑː.sti,ˈnaː.sti,ˈnæs.ti/ a) Disgusting; physically repellent. He tells nasty lies. b) Indecent or offensive. It was a nasty night to venture out. 2 …

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  • 28Nasty — Chartplatzierungen Erklärung der Daten Singles[1] Nasty   DE …

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  • 29nasty — adjective 1) a nasty smell Syn: unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, vile, foul, abominable, revolting, repulsive, repellent, obnoxious, unsavoury, noxious, foul smelling, smelly, stinking, rank; informal ghastly …

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  • 30nasty — [14] Nasty, now such a widespread term of disapproval, is not that ancient a word in English, and it is not too certain where it came from. In the 14th and 15th centuries it was often spelled naxty, and this, together with one early 17th century… …

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