what does nasty mean?
NASTY as ADJECTIVE
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- disgustingly dirty
- filled or smeared with offensive matter
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- as filthy as a pigsty
- a foul pond
- a nasty pigsty of a room
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- characterized by obscenity
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- had a filthy mouth
- foul language
- smutty jokes
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- filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we”re having
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- exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
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- a nasty problem
- a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
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- offensive or even (of persons) malicious
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- 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
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