nasty
adjective
physically filthy; disgustingly unclean.
nastiest
-
superlativeof nasty.superlative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating the greatest degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“For the writer,” she noted in an essay, “the nastiest event carries with it a little thrill like the discovery of a vein of gold: I can use this in a story.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
That gets my vote for the single nastiest opinion of 2025.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2026
Yep, those damn Yankees, their oldest of October rivals, their nastiest of playoff nemesis, the pinstriped pains that have haunted the Dodger franchise for more than a century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024
One of the largest, priciest and nastiest proxy contests in history will come to a head on Wednesday, when Disney is scheduled to virtually host its annual shareholder meeting.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Having worked in intelligence himself, he marveled at the thought of this “wispy, gentle, self-effacing woman knocking off, one by one, some of the nastiest pieces of business then existing.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
