transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnas-tē ]
adjective
( nas·ti·er ; -est )
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : disgustingly filthy
b. : physically repugnant
2. : indecent , obscene
3. : mean , tawdry
4.
a. : extremely hazardous or harmful
a nasty undertow
b. : causing severe pain or suffering
a nasty wound
a nasty fall
c. : sharply unpleasant : disagreeable
nasty weather
5.
a. : difficult to understand or deal with
a nasty problem
a nasty curveball
b. : psychologically unsettling : trying
a nasty fear that she was lost
6. : lacking in courtesy or sportsmanship
a nasty trick
Synonyms: see dirty
• nas·ti·ly -tə-lē adverb
• nas·ti·ness -tē-nəs noun
• nasty noun