Synonyms of nasty

Adjective


1. nasty (vs. nice), awful, dirty, filthy, lousy, grotty, hateful, mean, unpleasant

usage: 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

2. nasty, tight, difficult (vs. easy), hard

usage: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

3. cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smutty, dirty (vs. clean)

usage: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"

4. filthy, foul, nasty, dirty (vs. clean), soiled, unclean

usage: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"

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Definition and meaning of nasty (Dictionary)