nasty

nas·ty  (nst)

adj. nas·ti·er, nas·ti·est

1.

a. Disgustingly dirty.

b. Physically repellent.

2. Morally offensive; indecent. See Synonyms at offensive.

3. Malicious; spiteful: "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?" (Ezra Pound).

4. Very unpleasant or annoying: nasty weather; a nasty trick.

5. Painful or dangerous; grave: a nasty accident.

6. Exasperatingly difficult to solve or handle: a nasty puzzle; a nasty problem.

n. pl. nas·ties

One that is nasty: "It is the business of museums to present us with nasties as well as with fine things" (Country Life).

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[Middle English nasti, possibly alteration of Old French nastre, bad, short for villenastre : vilein, bad; see villain + -astre, pejorative suff. (from Latin -aster).]

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nasti·ly adv.

nasti·ness n.

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nasty

Adjective

[-tier, -tiest]

1. unpleasant: a nasty odour

2. dangerous or painful: a nasty burn

3. (of a person) spiteful or ill-natured

Noun

pl -ties

something unpleasant: video nasties [probably related to Dutch nestig dirty]

nastily adv
nastiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	nasty - offensive or even (of persons) malicious; "in a nasty mood"; "a nasty accident"; "a nasty shock"; "a nasty smell"; "a nasty trick to pull"; "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound awful unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" nice - pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance; "what a nice fellow you are and we all thought you so nasty"- George Meredith; "nice manners"; "a nice dress"; "a nice face"; "a nice day"; "had a nice time at the party"; "the corn and tomatoes are nice today"
	2.	nasty - exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" tight difficult, hard - not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"
	3.	nasty - characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" cruddy, smutty, filthy, foul dirty - (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
	4.	nasty - disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" filthy, foul dirty, soiled, unclean - soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime; "dirty unswept sidewalks"; "a child in dirty overalls"; "dirty slums"; "piles of dirty dishes"; "put his dirty feet on the clean sheet"; "wore an unclean shirt"; "mining is a dirty job"; "Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves"

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nasty

adjective 1. unpleasant, ugly, disagreeable << OPPOSITE pleasant

adjective 2. spiteful, mean, offensive, annoying, vicious, unpleasant, abusive, vile, malicious, bad-tempered, despicable, disagreeable << OPPOSITE pleasant

adjective 3. disgusting, unpleasant, dirty, offensive, foul, horrible, polluted, filthy, sickening, vile, distasteful, repellent, obnoxious, objectionable, disagreeable, nauseating, odious, repugnant, loathsome, grotty (slang) malodorous, noisome, unappetizing, yucky or yukky (slang) festy Austral. (slang) yucko Austral. (slang)

adjective 4. serious, bad, dangerous, critical, severe, painful

adjective 5. obscene, blue, gross, foul, indecent, pornographic, lewd, impure, lascivious, smutty, ribald, licentious << OPPOSITE clean

Translations

nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ] adj [remark] → feo; [person] → antipático (= revolting) [taste, smell] → asqueroso; [wound, disease etc] → peligroso, grave;

to turn nasty [situation] → ponerse feo; [weather] → empeorar; [person] → ponerse negro

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nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ] adj [person] (= malicious); méchant(e): (= rude); très désagréable; [smell] → dégoûtant(e); [wound, situation] → mauvais(e) → vilain(e); [weather] → affreux/euse;

to turn nasty [situation] → mal tourner; [weather] → se gâter; [person] → devenir méchant;

it's a nasty business → c'est une sale affaire

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nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ] adj (remark) → gehässig;

(person) → gemein;

(taste, smell) → ekelhaft;

(wound, disease, accident, shock) → schlimm;

(problem, question) → schwierig;

(weather, temper) → abscheulich;

to turn nasty → unangenehm werden;

it's a nasty business → es ist schrecklich;

he's got a nasty temper → mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen

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nasty [ˈnɑːstɪ] adj [person, remark] → cattivo/a: (= spiteful); maligno/a; [smell, wound, situation] → brutto/a;

to turn nasty [situation] → mettersi male; [weather] → guastarsi; [person] → incattivirsi;

it's a nasty business → è una brutta faccenda, è un brutto affare

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nasty

adj nasty [ˈnaːsti]

1 unpleasant to the senses a nasty smell. aaklig مُقْرِف противен odporný, ohavný ækel; modbydelig ekelhaft δυσάρεστος, απαίσιος asqueroso, desagradable, repugnante vastik تندوزننده epämiellyttävä désagréable רַע, לא נָעִים, מַסרִיח बुरा, गंदा, अप्रिय gadan,odvratan kellemetlen tidak enak andstyggilegur sgradevole いやな 메스꺼운 bjaurus, šlykštus riebīgs; nejauks busuk vies ekkel, fæl, vemmelig przykry desagradável neplăcut противный odporný neprijeten gadan otäck, äcklig ที่ไม่เป็นที่น่าพอใจ pis, kötü, berbat 令人作嘔的 неприємний; поганий غليظ khó chịu 令人作呕的

2 unfriendly or unpleasant in manner The man was very nasty to me. onbeskof بَذيء отвратителен sprostý gemen garstig εχθρικός desagradable tige زننده töykeä déplaisant נִבזִי, दुष्ट, अप्रिय neugodan,odvratan undok tidak ramah andstyggilegur scortese 意地の悪い 불쾌한, 비열한 nemalonus nejauks; ļauns bersikap buruk onaardig ekkel, slem, gemen nieprzyjemny desagradável nepoliticos недоброжелательный, неприятный zlý zoprn neprijatan otrevlig, obehaglig ซึ่งไม่เป็นมิตร kaba, terbiyesiz 兇惡的 непривітний بدسليقہ tàn nhẫn 凶恶的

3 wicked; evil He has a nasty temper. kwaai رَديء الطَّبْع злобен protivný, zlý grim fies κακός, μοχθηρός malo jälk نا خوشایند ilkeä mauvais נִבזִי बुरा neugodan, zločest komisz jahat illgjarn cattivo, brutto 卑劣な 사악한 piktas, nuožmus slikts; ļauns cepat naik darah gemeen slem, vond, stygg złośliwy mau răută­cios злобный protivný, nepríjemný grd nezgodan elak, stygg ชั่วร้าย kötü, kırıcı, edepsiz 卑鄙的 злісний; норовливий برا xấu xa 卑鄙的

4 (of weather) very poor, cold, rainy etc. slegte, ongure رَديء، سَيِّء، ماطِر وبارِد лош mizerný, šeredný ubehagelig garstig άσχημος, κρύος, βροχερός (για καιρό) malo halb کثیف kurja mauvais סוֹעֵר ख़राब, आर्द्र, प्रचंड वायुवाला ružno csúnya (időjárás) buruk slæmur, andstyggilegur brutto 荒れ模様の 궂은, 험악한 bjaurus, žvarbus slikts; riebīgs cuaca buruk vies rusket, stygg, bikkjekald wstrętny desagradável urât скверный mizerný zoprn loše ruskig ร้าย kötü, berbat 非常惡劣的 поганий خراب khó chịu 非常恶劣的

5 (of a wound, cut etc) serious That dog gave her a nasty bite. lelik مُؤْذٍ тежък nebezpečný alvorlig unangenehm σοβαρός, άσχημος (π.χ. για πληγή) feo, grave tõsine سخت pahanlaatuinen vilain חָמוּר जबरदस्त težak komoly parah alvarlegur, slæmur brutto ひどい 심한, 큰 baisus, pavojingas bīstams teruk lelijk stygg, alvorlig paskudny feio serios глубокий nebezpečný grd ozbiljan elakartad ร้ายแรง kötü, tehlikeli 嚴重的 небезпечний, загрозливий گہرا ác hiểm 严重的

6 awkward or very difficult a nasty situation. moeilik صَعْب، مُحْرِج труден nepříjemný, obtížný ubehagelig; vanskelig böse δύσκολος, άβολος peligroso, difícil täbar سخت hankala pénible לא נָעִים विचित्र neugodan kellemetlen sulit örðugur, alvarlegur brutto 厄介な 난처한 baisus, siaubingas slikts; draudīgs tidak menyenangkan lastig ubehagelig, vemmelig nieprzyjemny difícil neplăcut, penibil трудный, затруднительный ťažký, nepríjemný neprijeten nezgodan besvärlig ที่ไม่สะดวกสบาย berbat, edepsizce 難處理的 огидний, бридкий مشکل khó khăn 难处理的

adv nastily

haatlik بصورةٍ بَذيئَه أو رَديئَه противно nepříjemně; odporně modbydeligt; gement schmutzig δυσάρεστα, μοχθηρά, απαίσια desagradablemente vastikult به زشتی ikävästi désagréablement בְּצוּרָה נִבזִית गंदापन, घिनौनापन, अश्लीलता zlobno, neprijateljski csúnyán, aljasul secara tidak ramah andstyggilega sgradevolmente ひどく 불결하게, 메스껍게 bjauriai, šlykščiai riebīgi; nejauki dengan cara yang menjijikkan gemeen vemmelig, stygt, ekkelt paskudnie desagradavelmente răutăcios; (în mod) neplăcut неприятно; злобно nepríjemne zoprno nezgodno otäckt,elakt, otrevligt อย่างน่ารังเกียจ berbat bir şekilde 極臟地, 汙穢地 гидко; паскудно بد سليقگي سے một cách khó chịu 极脏地, 污秽地

n nastiness

onaangenaamheid, goorheid بَذاءَه، رَداءَه гадост nepříjemnost, odpornost modbydelighed; gemenhed die Ekeligkeit κακία, μοχθηρία maldad, rencor tigedus کثافت ilkeys méchanceté נִבזוּת गंदापन, घिनौनापन, अश्लीलता neugodnost csúnya/undorító/kellemetlen volta vminek ketidakramahan viðbjóður; illkvittni sgradevolezza; cattiveria きたなさ 불결, 불쾌 bjaurumas, nemalonumas nelietība; nejaucība keadaan yang menjijikkan onaardigheid styggedom, ekkelhet przykry charakter rudeza răutate противность odpornosť zoprnost nezgodnost otäckhet, elakhet ความน่ารังเกียจ pislik, iğrençlik 齷齪，不潔 паскудність پھوہڑ پن sự khó chịu 龌龊，不洁