Nasty Definition
năstē
nastier, nasties, nastiest
adjective
nastier, nastiest
Disgusting or repellent.
A nasty odor rising from the garbage can.
American Heritage
Offensive in taste or smell; nauseating.
Webster's New World
Unpleasantly cold or wet.
Nasty weather.
American Heritage
Very dirty, filthy.
Webster's New World
Morally offensive; indecent.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
An offensive, objectionable, or very unpleasant person or thing.
Webster's New World
One that is nasty.
American Heritage
(euphemistic, preceded by "the") Sexual intercourse.
Wiktionary
suffix
Nastic response or change.
Epinasty.
American Heritage
affix
A condition of plant growth by a (specified) means or in a (specified) direction.
Epinasty.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Nasty
Noun
Singular:
nasty
Plural:
nastiesAdjective
Base Form:
nasty
Comparative:
nastier
Superlative:
nastiestOrigin of Nasty
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Middle English nasti filthy possibly alteration of Old French nastre bad short for villenastre vilein bad villain -astre pejorative suff. (from Latin -aster)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Greek nastos pressed down nastic –y
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown.
From Wiktionary
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