Nasty Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Nasty

Learn about the word Nasty to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Nasty definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Nasty

Nasty Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Nasty? [adj] disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" [adj] characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" [adj] (informal) thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having" [adj] exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" [adj] 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 Synonyms \| Synonyms for Nasty: awful \| difficult \| dirty \| filthy \| foul \| grotty \| hard \| hateful \| inclement \| lousy \| mean \| smutty \| soiled \| tight \| unclean \| unpleasant \| vile Related Terms \| Find terms related to Nasty: abhorrent \| abominable \| abusive \| acute \| annoying \| arrant \| atrocious \| awful \| awkward \| bad \| bad-tempered \| baleful \| barfy \| base \| bawdy \| beastly \| below contempt \| beneath contempt \| bitchy \| black \| blameworthy \| blue \| boorish \| brackish \| brutal \| caddish \| cantankerous \| churlish \| cloying \| coarse \| contemptible \| crabbed \| cranky \| crappy \| critical \| crotchety \| crude \| cruel \| cussed \| dangerous \| deplorable \| despicable \| detestable \| difficult \| dire \| dirty \| disagreeable \| disgusting \| dreadful \| egregious \| enormous \| evil \| execrable \| fecal \| feculent \| Fescennine \| fetid \| filthy \| flagrant \| flyblown \| forbidding \| foul \| foul-mouthed \| foul-spoken \| foul-tongued \| fulsome \| gloppy \| grievous \| gross \| grubby \| gunky \| harmful \| hateful \| heinous \| high \| horrible \| horrid \| icky \| ignoble \| ill-bred \| ill-natured \| ill-tempered \| improper \| impure \| inconsiderate \| indecent \| indecorous \| indelicate \| infamous \| iniquitous \| insensitive \| invidious \| irascible \| ithyphallic \| lamentable \| lewd \| licentious \| loathsome \| lousy \| loutish \| louty \| lurid \| maggoty \| malefic \| maleficent \| malevolent \| malicious \| malign \| malignant \| malodorous \| mawkish \| mean \| mephitic \| miasmal \| miasmic \| monstrous \| mucky \| nauseant \| nauseating \| nauseous \| nefarious \| noisome \| notorious \| noxious \| objectionable \| obnoxious \| obscene \| odious \| off color \| offensive \| ordurous \| ornery \| outrageous \| overripe \| painful \| pitiable \| pitiful \| poisonous \| pornographic \| puky \| putrid \| Rabelaisian \| rancid \| rank \| raunchy \| rebarbative \| regrettable \| repellent \| reprehensible \| repugnant \| repulsive \| revolting \| ribald \| risque \| rotten \| rude \| sad \| salacious \| scabby \| scandalous \| scatological \| schlock \| scummy \| scurfy \| scurrile \| scurrilous \| scurvy \| serious \| severe \| shabby \| shameful \| shitty \| shocking \| shoddy \| sickening \| slabby \| slimy \| sloppy \| sloshy \| sludgy \| slushy \| smoking-room \| smutty \| soily \| sordid \| spiteful \| spoiled \| sposhy \| squalid \| stinking \| suggestive \| sultry \| surly \| tactless \| terrible \| too bad \| ugly \| unchaste \| unclean \| uncleanly \| unfeminine \| ungenteel \| ungentle \| ungentlemanly \| unladylike \| unpleasant \| unprintable \| unrefined \| unrepeatable \| unsavory \| unseemly \| unsolicitous \| untoward \| vicious \| vile \| villainous \| vomity \| vulgar \| weevily \| wicked \| woeful \| wormy \| worst \| worthless \| wretched \| yecchy \| yucky See Also \| Nasty In Webster's Dictionary \Nas"ty\, a. [Compar. {Nastier}; superl. {Nastiest}.] [For older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.] 1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous. 2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky. 3. Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy. Syn: {Nasty}, {Filthy}, {Foul}, {Dirty}. Usage: Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickness or odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled or covered with offensive matter, while dirty describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc.

Nasty Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nasty?

[adj] disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
[adj] characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
[adj] (informal) thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having"
[adj] exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
[adj] 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

See Also |

Nasty In Webster's Dictionary

\Nas"ty\, a. [Compar. {Nastier}; superl. {Nastiest}.] [For
older nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled;
   disgusting; nauseous.

2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious;
   wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.

3. Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross;
   filthy.

Syn: {Nasty}, {Filthy}, {Foul}, {Dirty}.

Usage: Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as
       filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickness or
       odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled
       or covered with offensive matter, while dirty
       describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any
       kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Euphemistically ‐ in a euphemistic manner; "his violent death was euphemistically…
True laurel ‐ small Mediterranean evergreen tree with small blackish berries…
Victimisation ‐ an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly);…
Participation loan ‐ a loan that is shared by a group of banks that join to make a…
Lady fern ‐ most widely grown fern of the genus Athyrium for its delicate…
Uncrystallized ‐ without real or apparent crystalline form; "an amorphous mineral";…
Kolkwitzia ‐ Chinese genus of 1 species:…
Fundamental ‐ the lowest tone of a harmonic series [adj] serving as an essential…
Rationalisation ‐ the organization of a business according to scientific principles…
Built-soap powder ‐ soap in powdered form mixed with…