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Word entry · 5 letters

nasty

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"Mean and unpleasant"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈnaː.sti/Part of speech adjectiveSorted anstyStarts with NEnds with Y1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

Word origin

From Old English æt þæm eastan hæge (“at the eastern hedged enclosure”).

Used in a sentence

  • I really don't have any friends at school Mama Mia. They talk about me all the time. They say my hair's nappy and my clothes are nasty.
  • Jonathan kept staring at him, till I was afraid he would notice. I feared he might take it ill, he looked so fierce and nasty.
  • ‘It's a nasty trade,’ said Mr. Limbkins, when Gamfield had again stated his wish.

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