Nasty vs. Nastily — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Nasty and Nastily
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Definitions
Nasty➦
Very bad or unpleasant
Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell
Dad's had a nasty accident
Nastily➦
Disgusting or repellent
A nasty odor rising from the garbage can.
Nasty➦
Behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way
Harry was a nasty, foul-mouthed old devil
Nastily➦
Unpleasantly cold or wet
Nasty weather.
Nasty➦
Damaging or harmful
A nasty, vicious-looking hatchet
Nastily➦
(Archaic) Dirty; filthy.
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Nasty➦
An unpleasant or harmful person or thing
A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties
Nastily➦
Morally offensive or indecent
A nasty film.
Nasty➦
Disgusting or repellent
A nasty odor rising from the garbage can.
Nastily➦
Unpleasant or annoying
A nasty habit.
Nasty➦
Unpleasantly cold or wet
Nasty weather.
Nastily➦
Mean or spiteful
Stop being nasty to each other.
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Nasty➦
(Archaic) Dirty; filthy.
Nastily➦
Painful or dangerous; grave
A nasty accident.
Nasty➦
Morally offensive or indecent
A nasty film.
Nastily➦
Exasperatingly difficult to solve or handle
A nasty puzzle.
A nasty problem.
Nasty➦
Unpleasant or annoying
A nasty habit.
Nastily➦
One that is nasty
"It is the business of museums to present us with nasties as well as with fine things" (Country Life).
Nasty➦
Mean or spiteful
Stop being nasty to each other.
Nastily➦
In a nasty manner.
Nasty➦
Painful or dangerous; grave
A nasty accident.
Nastily➦
In a nasty manner.
Nasty➦
Exasperatingly difficult to solve or handle
A nasty puzzle.
A nasty problem.
Nastily➦
In a nasty ill-tempered manner;
`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily
Nasty➦
One that is nasty
"It is the business of museums to present us with nasties as well as with fine things" (Country Life).
Nasty➦
Dirty, filthy.
Nasty➦
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
Nasty➦
Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.
Nasty➦
Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd.
Nasty➦
Spiteful, unkind.
Nasty➦
Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous.
Nasty➦
Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.).
Nasty➦
Formidable, terrific; wicked.
Nasty➦
(informal) Something nasty.
Processed foods are full of aspartame and other nasties.
This video game involves flying through a maze zapping various nasties.
Nasty➦
Sexual intercourse.
Nasty➦
A video nasty.
Nasty➦
Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.
Nasty➦
Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
Nasty➦
Characterized by obscenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy.
Nasty➦
Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean; spiteful; as, a nasty disposition.
Nasty➦
Difficult to deal with; troublesome; as, he fell of his bike and got a nasty bruise on his knee.
Nasty➦
Offensive or even (of persons) malicious;
In a nasty mood
A nasty accident
A nasty shock
A nasty smell
A nasty trick to pull
Will he say nasty things at my funeral?
Nasty➦
Exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent;
A nasty problem
A good man to have on your side in a tight situation
Nasty➦
Thoroughly unpleasant;
Filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we're having
Nasty➦
Characterized by obscenity;
Had a filthy mouth
Foul language
Smutty jokes
Nasty➦
Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter;
As filthy as a pigsty
A foul pond
A nasty pigsty of a room
