Nastier is the comparative form of nasty—more unpleasant, more disgusting, or more ill-tempered.
Weather can turn nastier, wounds can look nastier, arguments can get nastier: The divorce proceedings grew nastier by the day.
This cut looks nastier than the one you got last week.
1. disgusting — fouler, More offensive to senses; grosser (More disgusting or revolting); smellier (More malodorous); filthier (More covered in grime); slimier · ickier
2. meaner — crueler, More disposed to harshness; meaner (More unkind or stingy); harsher (More severe or unkind)
3. weather — harsher, More severe or unkind; rawer (More unprocessed or inexperienced); colder (Lower in temperature); stormier (More weather-violent); fiercer
Opposites
temperament/behaviornastier ≠ nicer More agreeable; kinder · gentler · sweeter · friendlier · warmer
pleasantness/agreeablenessnastier ≠ nicer More agreeable; lovelier · cleaner · fresher · pleasanter · more attractive
severity/harshnessnastier ≠ gentler More softly inclined; milder · softer · tamer · easier · calmer
Phrases
bumping nasties (Vulgar coitus slang)
Categories
weather comparatives: hotter, colder, wetter, drier, windier
Family
nastiness, nastily, nastiest, nasties
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