nasty

6 definitions • 11 examples

bad or very unpleasant:

a nasty shock/surprise

There's a nasty smell in here.

He had a nasty cut above the eye.

She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings.

unkind:

Don't be so nasty to your brother - he's four years younger than you!

dangerous or violent:

In an emergency you could get out through a window, but it would be a nasty drop.

The situation could turn (= become) nasty at any moment.

rude or offensive:

She said some really nasty things about him.

to think that something bad is likely to happen or to be true:

I've got a nasty feeling that I forgot to tell Joe I couldn't come.

mean, unpleasant, or offensive:

He was, to be honest, a nasty man, with never a kind word for anyone.

I got a rather nasty (= severe) cut from the garage door.