nasty
Example Sentences
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At the weekend, a potentially nasty area of low pressure may sweep across the country, with gales most likely over Scotland.
From BBC
But no one here is out to humiliate anyone, which is nasty and unkind and not at all the sort of humor Lawrence trades in.
From Los Angeles Times
The laptop, he sang, has been infected with so many nasty viruses it sounds like a lawnmower starting up.
From Los Angeles Times
‘Hey, I see what you mean about her dad’s dress sense,’ she says, a nasty edge to her voice.
From Literature
"It can be good bits, and then it can be awful bits and aggressive bits and upsetting bits. And that's just what the Tourette's does. It's nasty."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
