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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. offensive or even (of persons) malicious;
- Example: "in a nasty mood"
- Example: "a nasty accident"
- Example: "a nasty shock"
- Example: "a nasty smell"
- Example: "a nasty trick to pull"
- Example: "Will he say nasty things at my funeral?"- Ezra Pound
[syn: nasty, awful]

2. exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;
- Example: "a nasty problem"
- Example: "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
[syn: nasty, tight]

3. characterized by obscenity;
- Example: "had a filthy mouth"
- Example: "foul language"
- Example: "smutty jokes"
[syn: cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smutty]

4. disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter;
- Example: "as filthy as a pigsty"
- Example: "a foul pond"
- Example: "a nasty pigsty of a room"
[syn: filthy, foul, nasty]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nasty \Nas"ty\ (n[.a]s"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Nastier
   (n[.a]s"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Nastiest.] [For older nasky;
   cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
   1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled;
      disgusting; nauseous.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious;
      wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Characterized by obscenity; indecent; indelicate; gross;
      filthy.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean;
      spiteful; as, a nasty disposition.
      [PJC]

   5. Difficult to deal with; troublesome; as, he fell of his
      bike and got a nasty bruise on his knee. [slang]
      [PJC]

   Syn: Nasty, Filthy, Foul, Dirty.

   Usage: Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as
          filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or
          odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled
          or covered with offensive matter, while dirty
          describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any
          kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc.
          [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: nasty,
           awful] [ant: nice]
    2: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty
       problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight
       situation" [syn: nasty, tight]
    3: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul
       language"; "smutty jokes" [syn: cruddy, filthy, foul,
       nasty, 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, nasty]