Definitions for: Nasty

[adj] disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
[adj] characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
[adj] (informal) thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
[adj] exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
[adj] 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

Webster (1913) Definition: Nas"ty, a. [Compar. Nastier; superl. Nastiest.] [For
older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled;
disgusting; nauseous.

2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious;
wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.

3. Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross;
filthy.

Syn: Nasty, Filthy, Foul, Dirty.

Usage: Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as
filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickness or
odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled
or covered with offensive matter, while dirty
describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any
kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc.

Synonyms: awful, difficult, dirty, filthy, foul, grotty, hard, hateful, inclement, lousy, mean, smutty, soiled, tight, unclean, unpleasant, vile

Antonyms: nice

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