- nasty⇄adj. 1. disgustingly dirty; filthy.
Ex. a nasty room, a nasty person.
(SYN) foul, squalid.
2. morally filthy; vile.
Ex. a nasty word, a nasty mind.
(SYN) obscene, ribald, indecent.
3. offensive to smell or taste; n - nasty⇄nasty (1), adjective, -tier,-tiest,noun, pl.-ties.
- nasty⇄nasty (2), noun, pl.-ties.
(Botany.) a tendency of a plant organ, such as a bud, petal, or leaf, to move in a direction determined especially by the nature and structure of the organ, rather than by external stimulus. - nasty⇄noun a nasty person or thing.
Ex. They've always been around, the nasties--disguised as merely unpleasant people, as persons with hateful, mean, offensive characters (Canadian Saturday Night).