What does nasty mean?
Definitions for nasty
ˈnæs tinasty
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word nasty.
Princeton's WordNet
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
nasty, tightadjective
exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
"a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smuttyadjective
characterized by obscenity
"had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
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"
GCIDE
Nastyadjective
Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean; spiteful; as, a nasty disposition.
Etymology: [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
Wiktionary
nastynoun
Something nasty.
Etymology: Origin unknown.
nastynoun
Sexual intercourse.
Etymology: Origin unknown.
nastyadjective
Dirty, filthy.
Etymology: Origin unknown.
nastyadjective
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Etymology: Origin unknown.
nastyadjective
Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellant, offensive.
Etymology: Origin unknown.
nastyadjective
Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
Etymology: Origin unknown.
nastyadjective
Spiteful, unkind.
Etymology: Origin unknown.
nastyadjective
Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.
Etymology: Origin unknown.
nastyadjective
Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).
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nastyadjective
Formidable, terrific; wicked.
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Webster Dictionary
Nasty
offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous
Etymology: [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
Nasty
hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky
Etymology: [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
Nasty
characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy
Etymology: [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nasty' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2075
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'nasty' in Adjectives Frequency: #632
Anagrams for nasty »
antsy, Santy, tansy
Antsy
Santy
Tansy
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nasty in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nasty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of nasty in a Sentence
This virus and this outbreak in particular has a nasty sting in the tail, it's not finished, by a long shot.
It’s a devastating nasty story, if it’s true, I don’t believe there ’d be a place for Judge Moore in Alabama Senate.
However, they continue to send those very nasty messages. I've never been called the N-word so much in my life. this is a big show, but it's not the biggest show the city and the country have ever seen.
Scaremongering about 'LGBT ideology' has almost become official policy in Poland with often nasty insinuations from members of the government and public media now the norm.
I think the establishment actually is against me, but really coming on line because they see me as opposed to Cruz who is a nasty guy who can't get along with anybody, at a certain point you've got to make deals.
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- مقرفArabic
- menyspreable, brutCatalan, Valencian
- odporný, protivný, ohavný, sprostýCzech
- scheußlich, boshaft, ekelhaftGerman
- malagrablaEsperanto
- sucio, menospreciable, asquerosoSpanish
- méchantFrench
- cattivaItalian
- 不快なJapanese
- phauliusLatin
- desagradávelPortuguese
- neplăcutRomanian
- противныйRussian
- น่ารังเกียจThai
- 討厭Chinese
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