nasty (adj.)

  1. 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

    [ Syn: awful ]

  2. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; a nasty problem; a good man to have on your side in a tight situation

    [ Syn: tight ]

  3. characterized by obscenity; had a filthy mouth; foul language; smutty jokes

    [ Syn: cruddy , filthy , foul , smutty ]

  4. disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; as filthy as a pigsty; a foul pond; a nasty pigsty of a room

    [ Syn: filthy , foul ]

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