nasty
Spiteful and foul
Nasty describes something unpleasant, offensive, or harmful.
A nasty smell repels.
A nasty wound looks bad and may be serious.
Nasty weather is foul.
A nasty person is mean-spirited or ill-tempered: She said some nasty things about him.
Nasty can also mean indecent or obscene: nasty jokes.
In slang, nasty sometimes flips to mean impressively good or fierce: That guitar solo was nasty.
Causing strong disgust
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- foulOffensive or illegal
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
sickening · gross · loathsome · repugnant · stomach-turning · yucky · gruesome · filthy
Crude or indecent
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
- lewdObscenely sexual
profane · raunchy · dirty · smutty · filthy · coarse · tasteless · inappropriate
Aggressively unfriendly
- maliciousMeaning to do harm
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
- vindictiveSeeking harm from resentment
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
vicious · hateful · venomous · catty · cutting · hurtful · unkind · ill-tempered
Made impure by contaminants
- toxicCapable of causing harm
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- infectedInvaded by pathogens
- fouledMade dirty or entangled
unsanitary · hazardous · noxious · septic · unhygienic · disease-ridden · pestilent · unwholesome
Causing mild displeasure
- awfulExtremely bad quality
- horribleExtremely bad or unpleasant
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- terribleExtremely poor or distressing
ghastly · horrid · abominable · objectionable · odious · unpalatable · distasteful · obnoxious
repulsive
Causing strong disgust
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- foulOffensive or illegal
putrid · sickening · gross · loathsome · repugnant · stomach-turning · yucky · gruesome · filthy · malodorous
vulgar
Crude or indecent
- obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- indecentOffensive to accepted standards
lewd · profane · raunchy · dirty · smutty · filthy · coarse · tasteless · inappropriate · blue
hostile
Aggressively unfriendly
- maliciousMeaning to do harm
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
- vindictiveSeeking harm from resentment
cruel · vicious · hateful · venomous · catty · cutting · hurtful · unkind · ill-tempered · disagreeable
polluted
Made impure by contaminants
fouled · unsanitary · hazardous · noxious · septic · unhygienic · disease-ridden · pestilent · unwholesome · poisonous
disagreeable
Causing mild displeasure
- awfulExtremely bad quality
- horribleExtremely bad or unpleasant
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
terrible · ghastly · horrid · abominable · objectionable · odious · unpalatable · distasteful · obnoxious · wretched
brutal
Savagely harsh or severe
painful · ugly · violent · fierce · intense · rough · bad · wicked · treacherous · gnarly
- cheap and nastyLow-cost and poor quality
- do the nastySlang for intercourse
- bumping nastiesVulgar coitus slang
- nasty gramHostile written communication
- talk nastySpeak in vulgar terms