nastily

Variant of nasty

adjective nastier, nastiest

  1. very dirty, filthy
  2. offensive in taste or smell; nauseating
  3. morally offensive; indecent
  4. very unpleasant; objectionable: nasty weather
  5. mean; malicious; ill-humored: a nasty temper
  6. very harmful or troublesome: a nasty bruise

Origin: ME < ? or akin to Du nestig, dirty

noun pl. nasties

an offensive, objectionable, or very unpleasant person or thing

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