Nasty
adjective
Very bad or unpleasant.
She has a nasty habit of interrupting me.
Often appears as...
- nasty habit
- nasty surprise
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Disapproving
adjective
Harmful or dangerous.
He has a nasty infection in his eye.
Often appears as...
- nasty accident
- nasty injury
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Disapproving
adjective
Mean or unkind.
She said some really nasty things about him.
Often appears as...
- nasty comments
- nasty words
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Disapproving
adjective
Difficult to deal with.
He has been in a nasty situation since he lost his job.
Often appears as...
- nasty surprise
- nasty experience
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Disapproving
adjective
Very bad or unpleasant.
She has a nasty habit of interrupting me.
Often appears as...
- nasty habit
- nasty surprise
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Harmful or dangerous.
He has a nasty infection in his eye.
Often appears as...
- nasty accident
- nasty injury
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Mean or unkind.
She said some really nasty things about him.
Often appears as...
- nasty comments
- nasty words
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Difficult to deal with.
He has been in a nasty situation since he lost his job.
Often appears as...
- nasty surprise
- nasty experience
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feeling
Implies strong dislike or disgust associated with something.
The nasty taste of spoiled milk made me gag.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid in Formality
Considered informal, use more neutral language in formal writing or speech.
This substance has a nasty smell.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Often used to intensify just how bad something is.
They left the kitchen in a nasty state after cooking.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feeling
Implies strong dislike or disgust associated with something.
The nasty taste of spoiled milk made me gag.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid in Formality
Considered informal, use more neutral language in formal writing or speech.
This substance has a nasty smell.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Often used to intensify just how bad something is.
They left the kitchen in a nasty state after cooking.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Feeling
Implies strong dislike or disgust associated with something.
The nasty taste of spoiled milk made me gag.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoid in Formality
Considered informal, use more neutral language in formal writing or speech.
This substance has a nasty smell.
Pro Tip 3/3Intensity
Often used to intensify just how bad something is.
They left the kitchen in a nasty state after cooking.
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Moral behavior in...
started to change at that time. So we have this image in political science, economics, the humanities, the philosophy for that matter, that man is a wolf to man. And so deep down, our nature is actually nasty. I think it's a very unfair image for the wolf. The wolf is, after all, a very cooperative animal.
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A kinder, gentler...
and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious -- about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice.
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Cheetahs Play Football PIPE...
could give me quite a nasty wound but the feet themselves are quite remarkable they have non-retractable claws so you can see those there on most cats they'll draw them into the pads to protect them to keep them sharp but on a cheetah
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Why does the universe...
So I think living in a generic reality that's mediocre, there are nasty bits and nice bits and we could make the nice bits bigger and the nasty bits smaller and that gives us a kind of purpose in life. The universe is absurd,
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Reintroducing The...
and as he gets older will become more wary of humans and will give a nasty bite if he feels threatened despite being hand raised in no time at all he will become very wild orphans will stay with dave and the team
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Small-business solutions...
so from here on I have simple words for our leaders this will this can go two ways it couldn't give a nasty way because we have hundreds of millions of young people coming to life right now here and
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Can you solve the locker...
and you and your 99 nasty relatives have been invited to the reading of his will. He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your relatives would pester you forever.
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Biodiesel: The afterlife...
Just a minute ago, this oil helped make a delicious meal possible. But now, it's just some nasty goop. What should we do with it? Well, the easiest thing would be to pour it down the drain;
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How your brain decides...
Life was nasty, brutish and a very long time ago. The selection criteria for reproductive success from that time doesn't really apply today. For example,
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Bottlenose Dolphin Gang...
pretty nasty tail bite yep conflict and violence everyday life from bottlenose dolphin they also fight over females
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Moral behavior in...
started to change at that time. So we have this image in political science, economics, the humanities, the philosophy for that matter, that man is a wolf to man. And so deep down, our nature is actually nasty. I think it's a very unfair image for the wolf. The wolf is, after all, a very cooperative animal.
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A kinder, gentler...
and the existence of low self-esteem. So that's another way in which something quite positive can have a nasty kickback. There is another reason why we might be feeling more anxious -- about our careers, about our status in the world today, than ever before. And it's, again, linked to something nice.
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Cheetahs Play Football PIPE...
could give me quite a nasty wound but the feet themselves are quite remarkable they have non-retractable claws so you can see those there on most cats they'll draw them into the pads to protect them to keep them sharp but on a cheetah
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Why does the universe...
So I think living in a generic reality that's mediocre, there are nasty bits and nice bits and we could make the nice bits bigger and the nasty bits smaller and that gives us a kind of purpose in life. The universe is absurd,
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Reintroducing The...
and as he gets older will become more wary of humans and will give a nasty bite if he feels threatened despite being hand raised in no time at all he will become very wild orphans will stay with dave and the team
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Small-business solutions...
so from here on I have simple words for our leaders this will this can go two ways it couldn't give a nasty way because we have hundreds of millions of young people coming to life right now here and
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Can you solve the locker...
and you and your 99 nasty relatives have been invited to the reading of his will. He wanted to leave all of his money to you, but he knew that if he did, your relatives would pester you forever.
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Biodiesel: The afterlife...
Just a minute ago, this oil helped make a delicious meal possible. But now, it's just some nasty goop. What should we do with it? Well, the easiest thing would be to pour it down the drain;
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How your brain decides...
Life was nasty, brutish and a very long time ago. The selection criteria for reproductive success from that time doesn't really apply today. For example,
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Bottlenose Dolphin Gang...
pretty nasty tail bite yep conflict and violence everyday life from bottlenose dolphin they also fight over females
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Jacki Weaver
Australian Actress
I've had my share of villains and played some fairly nasty characters. But I've been acting for so long. I started out as the girl next door. Now I'm the grandmother next door.
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Guru Randhawa
Indian Musician
I can understand criticism coming from people who have met me, but it is off-putting to hear nasty things about myself from people I have never met or even seen in life.
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Johnny Giles
Irish Footballer
People didn't know until I said it publicly that I had a nasty side. It was never obvious to the fans. I never lost my head, you see. Never got sent off.
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Peter Mullan
Scottish Actor
I don't like the way some actors, when playing a nasty character, will try to grab hold of something good about them.
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Philip Kerr
British Author
As a writer, you rely on whatever makes you up as a person, whether those things are twisted and nasty or otherwise.
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Tupac Shakur
American Rapper
All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
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Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
American Writer
Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.
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Jeannette Rankin
American Politician
If I had my life to live over, I would do it all again, but this time I would be nastier.
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Justin Gatlin
American Athlete
Life is fun. And it's beautiful. But it's cold. Cutthroat. Nasty.
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John Higgins
Scottish Celebrity
A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.
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Jacki Weaver
Australian Actress
I've had my share of villains and played some fairly nasty characters. But I've been acting for so long. I started out as the girl next door. Now I'm the grandmother next door.
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Guru Randhawa
Indian Musician
I can understand criticism coming from people who have met me, but it is off-putting to hear nasty things about myself from people I have never met or even seen in life.
Quote examples
Johnny Giles
Irish Footballer
People didn't know until I said it publicly that I had a nasty side. It was never obvious to the fans. I never lost my head, you see. Never got sent off.
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Peter Mullan
Scottish Actor
I don't like the way some actors, when playing a nasty character, will try to grab hold of something good about them.
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Philip Kerr
British Author
As a writer, you rely on whatever makes you up as a person, whether those things are twisted and nasty or otherwise.
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Tupac Shakur
American Rapper
All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
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Katharine Elizabeth Fullerton Gerould
American Writer
Civilization is merely an advance in taste: accepting, all the time, nicer things, and rejecting nasty ones.
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Jeannette Rankin
American Politician
If I had my life to live over, I would do it all again, but this time I would be nastier.
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Justin Gatlin
American Athlete
Life is fun. And it's beautiful. But it's cold. Cutthroat. Nasty.
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John Higgins
Scottish Celebrity
A lot of nasty and untrue things have been said about me.
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