nasty
Example Sentences
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“Yes, ma’am,” I said, with just a bit of nasty in my voice.
From Literature
They remove nasty remarks about people on camera and mute or block persistent offenders.
From BBC
Nvidia’s gain came on the heels of a nasty week — the stock had lost 10% of its value since Jan. 29.
From Los Angeles Times
Uncle Dutch says back in the cornfields he hadn’t thought about seasickness and bad food and nasty sailors, and that’s what he found there.
From Literature
The only problem was that in almost every story the dragon got killed at the end—usually with good reason, since most of them were extremely nasty.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
