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nasty

Letters that make nasty

s, a, n, t, y are letters that make 'nasty'

Words within nasty

sty, Nast, as, AS, As, Na are words within 'nasty'

Anagrams of nasty

tansy, antsy are anagrams of 'nasty'

nasty is a 5 letter word starting with n
nasty is a 5 letter word ending with y

4 possible definitions for 'nasty'

Nasty as "exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent"

Under this definition, nasty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tight has the same meaning as nasty

Similar to nasty

difficult, hard are similar to 'nasty'.

Example of nasty used within this context

"a nasty problem", "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"

Nasty as "offensive or even (of persons) malicious"

Under this definition, nasty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

awful has the same meaning as nasty

Antonyms

nice has the opposite meaning of nasty

Attributes of nasty

nastiness is an attribute of nasty.

Derivatives of nasty

nastiness, awfulness, dreadfulness, horridness, terribleness, cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness are derivatives of 'nasty'.

Similar to nasty

dirty, filthy, mean, hateful, lousy, grotty are similar to 'nasty'.

Example of nasty used within this context

"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

Nasty as "characterized by obscenity"

Under this definition, nasty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

smutty, filthy, foul, cruddy have the same meaning as 'nasty'

Derivatives of nasty

cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, filthiness, smuttiness, dirtiness, dirty word, erotica, nastiness, obscenity, pornography, porno, porn, smut, vulgarism, filth are derivatives of 'nasty'.

Similar to nasty

dirty is similar to nasty.

Nasty as "disgustingly dirty, filled or smeared with offensive matter"

Under this definition, nasty is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

filthy, foul have the same meaning as 'nasty'

Derivatives of nasty

filthiness, stain, nastiness, foulness, filth, soil, dirt, grime, grease, grunge are derivatives of 'nasty'.

Similar to nasty

dirty, soiled, unclean are similar to 'nasty'.

Example of nasty used within this context

"as filthy as a pigsty", "a foul pond", "a nasty pigsty of a room"