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How to pronounce nasty in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms awful
Derivation nastiness


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?.
Type Words
Synonyms tight


a nasty problem.
Type Words
Synonyms filthy, foul
Derivation nastiness


a nasty pigsty of a room.
Type Words
Synonyms cruddy, filthy, foul, smutty
Derivation nastiness

Examples of nasty

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Moreover, Oxy has become embroiled in a nasty legal dispute with the government.
From the businessweek.com
It's true that common glitches frequently have sent Sanchez into a nasty spiral.
From the sfgate.com
It made a nasty sound when I slid the phone across a glass tablet top yesterday.
From the techcrunch.com
Beyond the numbers, Kollack's stuff can be just plain nasty for hitters to face.
From the stltoday.com
If he had been a nasty person and been disruptive he may well have got his move.
From the independent.co.uk
With a cheeky name like Hugh Jass Burgers, you might expect a nasty little dive.
From the kentucky.com
Residual fitness sounds like some nasty sludge at the bottom of my drink bottle.
From the guardian.co.uk
It was just nasty shacks selling awful food and the worst kind of commercialism.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They are cheap and offer full freedom to cut and run without nasty consequences.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • 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
  • Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation"
  • Cruddy: characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
  • Filthy: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
  • (nastily) in a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily"
  • Nasty is a live album released by funk/R&B group Cameo in 1996. In addition to the live material, 2 new studio tracks were included: "Come Fly With Me", and the album's title track, both written by Larry Blackmon. The "Mega-Mix" is a remix of the album's live tracks. ...
  • "Nasty" is the second single from Janet Jackson's third studio album, Control (1986). Released in 1986, the single peaked at number three on Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and remains one of Jackson's signature songs. ...
  • "Nasty" was the ninth episode of British sitcom The Young Ones. It was written by Ben Elton, Rik Mayall and Lise Mayer, and directed by Geoff Posner. It was first aired on BBC2 on May 29, 1984.
  • Something nasty; Sexual intercourse; Disgusting; physically repellent; Indecent or offensive; Malicious or spiteful; Very unpleasant; Grave or dangerous