Nasty vs. Trashy — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Nasty and Trashy
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Nasty
Very bad or unpleasant
Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell
Dad's had a nasty accident
Trashy
Resembling or containing trash; cheap or worthless
Trashy merchandise.
Nasty
Behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way
Harry was a nasty, foul-mouthed old devil
Trashy
In very poor taste or of very poor quality
"There was a special pathos ... within ... her trashy tales" (James Wolcott).
Nasty
Damaging or harmful
A nasty, vicious-looking hatchet
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Trashy
Like trash; having low quality, especially of books and films.
A trashy novel
Nasty
An unpleasant or harmful person or thing
A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties
Trashy
Having or generating a lot of trash
Nasty
Disgusting or repellent
A nasty odor rising from the garbage can.
Trashy
(music) Having a sound like white noise.
Trashy cymbals
Nasty
Unpleasantly cold or wet
Nasty weather.
Trashy
Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected; worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.
Nasty
(Archaic) Dirty; filthy.
Trashy
Cheap and inferior; of no value;
Rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
Trashy merchandise
Nasty
Morally offensive or indecent
A nasty film.
Trashy
Tastelessly showy;
A flash car
A flashy ring
Garish colors
A gaudy costume
Loud sport shirts
A meretricious yet stylish book
Tawdry ornaments
Nasty
Unpleasant or annoying
A nasty habit.
Nasty
Mean or spiteful
Stop being nasty to each other.
Nasty
Painful or dangerous; grave
A nasty accident.
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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