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nasty

adjective as in injurious, dangerous

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You have to be infallible, and if you’re not, people will have a lot of nasty things to say.

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So far no one has been hurt, but chlorine fumes can be nasty so locals are advised to stay inside their homes.

It’s also grown nastier as both Hagerty and Sethi try to one-up each other in proving their conservative bona fides.

Though it sounds a bit nasty, winds can blow fungi and mold spores like a thick cloud.

Whether that’s the intent of the medication doesn’t mean it won’t be a nasty side effect.

An aerial image shows what appears to be a spa, roiling water apparently carrying no nasty connotations.

It may not be a story the Vatican wants told, but such nasty behavior is also a part of the Renaissance.

No one needs to be reminded that the men in charge in Damascus and Tehran are really nasty guys.

So is Sam Lutfi a legitimate manager or just a nasty opportunist?

Use him as the poster child for a nasty, devilish lobbying group being the de facto fourth branch of government.

But the nasty part of the whole thing was, that Haggard had won eleven thousand pounds from a weak-headed boy.

But if people will insist on patting a strange poet, they mustn't be surprised if they get a nasty bite!

The nasty scandal at the Pandemonium had been particularly irritating to Haggard personally.

You pouted and sulked, and had a great fight with nurse, for bringing a nasty boy into the house.

I'm a nasty cross old thing before lunch, Mr. Wentworth, so I don't come down till afterwards nowadays.

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On this page you'll find 312 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nasty, such as: awful, dirty, fierce, horrible, icky, and murderous.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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