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nas·ty (năśtē)

[Middle English nasti, possibly alteration of Old French nastre, bad, short for villenastre, vilein, bad; see villain, + -astre, pejorative suff. (from Latin -aster).]

adjective: -ti·er, -ti·est. 

    1. Disgustingly dirty.
    2. Physically repellent.
  2. Morally offensive; indecent. See synonyms at offensive
  3. Malicious; spiteful: “Will he say nasty things at my funeral?” (Ezra Pound)
  4. Very unpleasant or annoying: nasty weather; a nasty trick.
  5. Painful or dangerous; grave: a nasty accident.
  6. Exasperatingly difficult to solve or handle: a nasty puzzle; a nasty problem.

noun: pl., -ties. 

One that is nasty: “It is the business of museums to present us with nasties as well as with fine things” (Country Life)

derivatives

naśti·ly
adverb
naśti·ness
noun