Nasty vs. Tasty — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Nasty and Tasty
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Nasty
Very bad or unpleasant
Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell
Dad's had a nasty accident
Tasty
Having a pleasing flavor; savory.
Nasty
Behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way
Harry was a nasty, foul-mouthed old devil
Tasty
Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor; delicious.
You could make this tasty meal for breakfast.
Nasty
Damaging or harmful
A nasty, vicious-looking hatchet
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Tasty
(obsolete) Having or showing good taste; tasteful.
These items will make an attractive and tasty display.
Nasty
An unpleasant or harmful person or thing
A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties
Tasty
(slang) Appealing; when applied to persons, sexually appealing.
Nasty
Disgusting or repellent
A nasty odor rising from the garbage can.
Tasty
Skillful; highly competent.
Nasty
Unpleasantly cold or wet
Nasty weather.
Tasty
Potentially violent.
Nasty
(Archaic) Dirty; filthy.
Tasty
(informal) Something tasty; a delicious article of food.
Nasty
Morally offensive or indecent
A nasty film.
Tasty
A loaf of bread
Nasty
Unpleasant or annoying
A nasty habit.
Tasty
Being in conformity to the principles of good taste; elegant; as, tasty furniture; a tasty dress.
Nasty
Mean or spiteful
Stop being nasty to each other.
Tasty
Especially pleasing to the taste;
A dainty dish to set before a kind
A tasty morsel
Nasty
Painful or dangerous; grave
A nasty accident.
Tasty
Pleasing to the sense of taste
Nasty
Exasperatingly difficult to solve or handle
A nasty puzzle.
A nasty problem.
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
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