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nastiest |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nasty \Nas"ty\, a. [Compar. {Nastier}; superl. {Nastiest}.] [For older nasky; cf dial. Sw naskug nasket.] 1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous. 2. Hence loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as a nasty rain, day sky. 3. Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy. Syn: {Nasty}, {Filthy}, {Foul}, {Dirty}. Usage: Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickness 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
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