Nasty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective, nas·ti·er, nas·ti·est.
  1. physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
  2. offensive to taste or smell; nauseating: This ointment is really nasty—couldn't they make it smell less vile?
  3. offensive; objectionable: a nasty habit.
  4. vicious, spiteful, or unkind: a nasty dog;a nasty rumor.
  5. bad or hard to deal with, encounter, undergo, etc.; dangerous; serious: a nasty cut;a nasty accident.
  6. very unpleasant or disagreeable: nasty weather.
  7. morally filthy; obscene; indecent: a nasty word.
  8. formidable: the raw, nasty power of this engine;a young pitcher with a nasty slider.
noun, plural nas·ties.
  1. a nasty person or thing.
  1. a combining form with the meaning “nastic pressure,” of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element: hyponasty.
adjective -tier or -tiest
  1. unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant
  2. (of an experience, condition, etc) unpleasant, dangerous, or painful
  3. spiteful, abusive, or ill-natured
  4. obscene or indecent
  5. a cruel or mean person
noun plural -ties
  1. an offensive or unpleasant person or thing
n combining form
  1. indicating a nastic movement to a certain stimulus
Nasty (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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