- nasty
- adjective1)
a nasty smell
Syn:unpleasant, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, awful, dreadful, horrible, terrible, vile, foul, abominable, frightful, loathsome, revolting, repulsive, odious, sickening, nauseating, repellent, repugnant, horrendous, appalling, atrocious, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, unsavory, unappetizing, off-putting; noxious, foul-smelling, smelly, stinking, rank, fetid, malodorous, mephitic; informal ghastly, horrid, gruesome, diabolical, yucky, skanky, godawful, gross, beastly, lousy, funky; literary miasmal, noisomeAnt:pleasant, delightful2)the weather turned nasty
Syn:unpleasant, disagreeable, foul, filthy, inclement; wet, stormy, cold, blustery, blizzardyAnt:sunny, pleasant3)she can be really nasty
Syn:unkind, unpleasant, unfriendly, disagreeable, rude, churlish, spiteful, malicious, mean, ill-tempered, ill-natured, vicious, malevolent, obnoxious, hateful, hurtful; informal bitchy, cattyAnt:nice, charming4)a nasty accident
a nasty cut
Syn:serious, dangerous, bad, awful, dreadful, terrible, severe; painful, uglyAnt:minor, slight5)she had the nasty habit of appearing unannounced
Syn:annoying, irritating, infuriating, disagreeable, unpleasant, maddening, exasperating6)they wrote nasty things on the wall
Syn:obscene, indecent, offensive, crude, rude, dirty, filthy, vulgar, foul, gross, disgusting, pornographic, smutty, lewd; informal sick, X-ratedAnt:polite, decent
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