nasty
adjective
physically filthy; disgustingly unclean.
nastiness
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a word derived from
nasty.
Example Sentences
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This nastiness has reached a crescendo with Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who crossed the border at age 16 to escape gang violence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2025
"Generally female colleagues, but colleagues across the political spectrum, because the level of abuse and nastiness now is, I would say, worse than ever."
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2025
Even when Walz delivered his obligatory zingers about Trump and Vance, he did it with humor and without nastiness.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2024
She constantly wanted to give people hope, and help them face nastiness with bravery.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 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
