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- Dictionarynastiness/ˈnɑːstɪnɪs/
noun
- 1. the state or quality of being nasty: "the nastiness of the campaign" Similar Opposite
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the quality of being bad or very unpleasant: She was wary of the nastiness of politics. A chef reveals the nastiness inside upscale restaurant kitchens: old fish, grimy meat, and rivers of butter. unkind behaviour or an unkind character: As well as an essential goodness in our souls, there might also be a streak of downright nastiness or evil.
Nastiness is a state of being foul, disgusting, unpleasant, or mean. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of this word in English and Spanish.
Synonyms for NASTINESS: malice, venom, hatred, cruelty, spite, meanness, hatefulness, maliciousness; Antonyms of NASTINESS: love, devotion, passion, civility, friendliness, hospitality, cordiality, amiability
A person's nastiness is their characteristic of being hateful or spiteful. When you complain angrily about your meal at a restaurant, your nastiness isn't likely to help you get better food or service.
the fact of being very bad, unpleasant or dangerous. Life for many people at that time was chiefly made up of grime, dirt, disease and general nastiness. Check pronunciation: nastiness. Definition of nastiness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
adjective. uk / ˈnɑː.sti / us / ˈnæs.ti /. Add to word list. B1. bad or very unpleasant: a nasty shock / surprise. There's a nasty smell in here. He had a nasty cut above the eye. She has a nasty habit of picking on people in meetings.
1. a. : disgustingly filthy. nasty living conditions. b. : physically repugnant. a nasty taste. 2. : indecent, obscene. nasty language. 3. : mean, tawdry. living a cheap and nasty life G. B. Shaw. 4. a. : extremely hazardous (see hazardous sense 1) or harmful. a nasty undertow. b. : causing severe pain or suffering. a nasty wound. a nasty fall. c.
