nasty
adjective
physically filthy; disgustingly unclean.
nastiness
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a word derived from
nasty.
Example Sentences
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That's not to say Tigers haven't lost that nastiness that has defined them.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
“The Black Spot,” which Fuchs and Kane co-wrote, displays the fruit of Derry’s bigotry in all its nastiness, a harvest so ripe and bountiful that Pennywise feasts to satiety.
From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2025
“His is not a world of wisecracks. He is a master of timing and delivery. There is no nastiness or hip trendiness. He is simply very funny.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024
Coulam comes across as part Logan Roy, part Joe Exotic — cruel, charismatic, driven and able to inspire fealty even as he dispenses bitter nastiness.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
And there wasn’t nastiness, and there wasn’t any filth, and there wasn’t any odor, and there wasn’t any groaning—just the light white laughter of little girls and me.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
