nasty

nasty
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S2 [ˈna:sti US ˈnæsti] adj comparative nastier superlative nastiest
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1¦(behaviour)¦
2¦(person)¦
3¦(experience/situation)¦
4¦(sight/smell etc)¦
5¦(injury/illness)¦
6¦(substance)¦
7 a nasty piece of work
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[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language]
1.) ¦(BEHAVIOUR)¦
nasty behaviour or remarks are extremely unkind and unpleasant
▪ a nasty temper
▪ the nasty things that were being written about her
▪ There's a nasty streak in her character.
▪ Drivers often have a nasty habit of driving too close to cyclists.
nasty to
▪ Don't be so nasty to your mum (=do not treat her unkindly) .
get/turn nasty
especially BrE (=suddenly start behaving in a threatening way)
▪ When Harry refused, Don turned nasty and went for him with both fists.
2.) ¦(PERSON)¦
someone who is nasty behaves in an unkind and unpleasant way
▪ I went to school with him - he was nasty then and he's nasty now.
▪ You're a nasty little brute!
3.) ¦(EXPERIENCE/SITUATION)¦
a nasty experience, feeling, or situation is unpleasant
nasty shock/surprise
▪ It gave me a nasty shock.
nasty feeling/suspicion
▪ I had a nasty feeling that a tragedy was going to happen.
▪ Life has a nasty habit of repeating itself.
▪ He had a nasty accident while riding in the forest.
▪ When you feel you've been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth (=makes you feel upset or angry afterwards) .
▪ The weather turned nasty towards the evening.
4.) ¦(SIGHT/SMELL ETC)¦
having a bad appearance, smell, taste etc
▪ What's that nasty smell?
▪ They were cheap and nasty watches, the kind you see on special offer in petrol stations.
5.) ¦(INJURY/ILLNESS)¦
severe or very painful
▪ a nasty cut
▪ He was carried off the field with a nasty injury.
6.) ¦(SUBSTANCE)¦
a nasty substance is dangerous
▪ nasty chemicals
7.) a nasty piece of work
BrE someone who is dishonest, violent, or likely to cause trouble
>nastily adv
>nastiness n [U]

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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