nasty

nasty
UK [ˈnɑːstɪ] / US [ˈnæstɪ] adjective
Word forms "nasty":
adjective nasty comparative nastier superlative nastiest
1)
a) very unpleasant to taste, smell, see, or feel

a nasty cold wind

nasty-looking bugs

cheap and nasty:

cheap and nasty red wine

b) a nasty situation is unpleasant or upsetting

a nasty divorce/task/job

a nasty shock/surprise:

My phone bill came as a nasty shock.

2) nasty behaviour is unkind or offensive

She said some very nasty things about him.

a nasty look

a) a nasty person says or does unkind things to people

a mean, nasty man/woman/child

b) used for talking about behaviour and people that are threatening

Some really nasty people are looking for him.

turn nasty:

He could turn nasty.

3) serious or dangerous

a nasty accident/injury/cough/cold

some nasty environmental effects

a nasty storm

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have a nasty feeling/suspicion — used for saying you feel certain that something bad is happening or will happen

I've got a nasty feeling about buying this car.

have a nasty habit/way of doing something — used for talking about people or things that often behave or surprise you in an unpleasant way

Drivers have a nasty habit of cutting this corner.

These schemes have a nasty habit of becoming too complicated.


Derived words:
nastily
adverb
nastiness
noun uncountable

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