Definitions for nasty
ˈnæs tinasty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nasty, awfuladjective

   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

2. nasty, tightadjective

   exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

   "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

3. cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smuttyadjective

   characterized by obscenity

   "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"

4. filthy, foul, nastyadjective

   disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

   "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"

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1. Nastyadjective

   Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean; spiteful; as, a nasty disposition.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nastynoun

   Something nasty.

2. nastynoun

   Sexual intercourse.

3. nastyadjective

   Dirty, filthy.

4. nastyadjective

   Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).

5. nastyadjective

   Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellant, offensive.

6. nastyadjective

   Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.

7. nastyadjective

   Spiteful, unkind.

8. nastyadjective

   Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.

9. nastyadjective

   Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).

10. nastyadjective

    Formidable, terrific; wicked.

11. Etymology: Origin unknown.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. NASTYadjective

   Etymology: nast, nat, German, wet.

   1. Dirty; filthy; sordid; nauseous; polluted.

   Sir Thomas More, in his answer to Luther, has thrown out the greatest heap of nasty language that perhaps ever was put together. Francis Atterbury.

   A nice man, is a man of nasty ideas. Jonathan Swift.

   2. Obscene; leud.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nasty

   Nasty is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third album Control (1986). It was released in April 15, 1986 by A&M Records as the album's second single. It is a funk number built with samples and a quirky timpani melody. The first and last 30 seconds incorporate the emphases from "Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine" but in a different key. The single peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and remains one of Jackson's signature songs. The line "My first name ain't baby, it's Janet – Miss Jackson if you're nasty" has been used in pop culture in various forms. The song won for Favorite Soul/R&B Single at the 1987 American Music Awards. It ranked number 30 on VH1's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years, number 45 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s, number 79 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Pop Songs, and number six on LA Weekly's Best Pop Songs in Music History by a Female. It has been included in each of Jackson's greatest hits albums: Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995), Number Ones (2009) and Icon: Number Ones (2010).

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1. nasty

   The term "nasty" refers to something that is generally unpleasant, offensive, or distasteful in nature. It can describe actions, behavior, attitudes, words, or objects that are mean, vulgar, or harmful. The word is often used to express strong disapproval or disgust towards something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nasty

   offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous

2. Nasty

   hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky

3. Nasty

   characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy

4. Etymology: [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]

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1. Nasty

   "Nasty" is the second single from Janet Jackson's third studio album, Control. Released in 1986, the single peaked at number three on Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and remains one of Jackson's signature songs. Paula Abdul choreographed the music video and appeared in it as well as one of Jackson's friends. The line "My first name ain't baby, it's Janet, Miss Jackson if you're nasty" became a national catchphrase. The song won for Favorite Soul/R&B Single at the 1987 American Music Awards. It ranked number 30 on VH1's 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years, number 45 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80s, and number 79 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Pop Songs. "Weird Al" Yankovic included the chorus in his 1986 polka medley "Polka Party!." Britney Spears covered "Nasty", along with "Black Cat" during her ...Baby One More Time Tour.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nasty

   nas′ti, adj. dirty: filthy: obscene: disagreeable to the taste or smell: difficult to deal with: ill-natured: nauseous.—adv. Nas′tily.—n. Nas′tiness. [Old form nasky, soft; cf. prov. Swed. snaskig, nasty, Low Ger. nask, nasty.]

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nasty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2075

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nasty' in Adjectives Frequency: #632

Anagrams for nasty »

1. antsy

2. Santy

3. tansy

4. styan

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nasty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nasty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of nasty in a Sentence

1. David Schanzer:

   But despite the horrific attacks, the reasons against a large-scale land invasion by U.S. and NATO forces against ISIS in Iraq and Syria remain, such an invasion will deepen the extremist narrative of clash of civilization between the West and Muslims, will insert our militaries into a deep, nasty, and unwinnable civil war, and the invading force will eventually be responsible for reconstructing a semblance of order and governance in (a) chaotic region infected with sectarian divisions.

2. Donald Trump:

   I have heard that she was nasty to me, but she should be. Look what I did to her sons.

3. Richard Shelby:

   It’s a devastating nasty story, if it’s true, I don’t believe there ’d be a place for Roy Moore in United States Senate.

4. Zulfa Khalid:

   I haven't tried that app Zulfa Khalid but I am happy something is being done to end this mess, i can't wait to see those nasty guys severely punished.

5. Air France CEO Frederic Gagey:

   It seems like a nasty joke, this is behavior which is in extremely bad taste.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=nasty
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=nasty
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nasty
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=nasty
5. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasty
6. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
7. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nasty
8. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=nasty
9. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=nasty