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nastier


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Nasty  \Nas"ty\,  a.  [Compar.  {Nastier};  superl.  {Nastiest}.]  [For 
  older  nasky;  cf  dial.  Sw  naskug  nasket.] 
  1.  Offensively  filthy;  very  dirty,  foul,  or  defiled; 
  disgusting;  nauseous. 
 
  2.  Hence  loosely:  Offensive;  disagreeable;  unpropitious; 
  wet;  drizzling;  as  a  nasty  rain,  day  sky. 
 
  3.  Characterized  by  obcenity;  indecent;  indelicate;  gross; 
  filthy. 
 
  Syn:  {Nasty},  {Filthy},  {Foul},  {Dirty}. 
 
  Usage:  Anything  nasty  is  usually  wet  or  damp  as  well  as 
  filthy  or  dirty,  and  disgusts  by  its  stickness  or 
  odor;  but  filthy  and  foul  imply  that  a  thing  is  filled 
  or  covered  with  offensive  matter,  while  dirty 
  describes  it  as  defiled  or  sullied  with  dirt  of  any 
  kind  as  filthy  clothing,  foul  vapors,  etc 




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