nasty

ˈnaː.sti

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#1·7h ago

Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).

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#2·7h ago

Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive.

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#3·7h ago

(now, _, chiefly, _, US) Dirty, filthy.

In such condition, there is no place for Industry; because the fruit thereof is uncertain: and consequently no Culture of the Earth; no Navigation, nor use of the commodities that may be imported by Sea; no commodious Building; no Instru…

Origin: From , nasti, naxty, naxte, whence also Early Modern , of origin. Probably from earlier , *naskedy, from + -y, ultimately of origin (comparable to , , , naskug), themselves all probably related to . Likely . Cognate with , nestie. Alternative theories have also been proposed, which include: * From . * , nistich , perhaps ultimately connected to the Scandinavian word above, or related to *nest. * From , shortened form of villenastre, from vilein + -astre, from . * Other suggestions include , hardening of , or alteration of . * Modern use of the word is sometimes attributed to the popular and. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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