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# nasty

«nasty» in Mova's school dictionary: **Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste or feel: «a nasty…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (nasty, nastier, nastiest)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Very unpleasant to see, smell, taste or feel: «a nasty smell». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#m1)

2) Unkind and mean: «a nasty comment». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#m2)

3) Bad, serious or dangerous: «a nasty cut», «a nasty fall». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In lessons about friendship, being nasty (unkind words, teasing) hurts others; children learn to stop and say sorry. In health and safety, «a nasty cut» needs first aid. In stories, a nasty villain. Phrases: «a nasty shock», «a nasty cold», «turn nasty».

### examples

- The milk had gone off and smelled nasty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#x1)
- It was nasty of him to laugh at her. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#x2)
- She had a nasty fall off her bike. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#x3)
- Clean that nasty cut and put a plaster on it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#x4)
- The weather turned nasty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#x5)
- Don't be nasty to your little brother. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#x6)
- I've got a nasty cold. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/#x7)

### note

Comparatives: nastier, nastiest. Opposite: nice, kind, pleasant. Informal but common.

### In the corpora

- [A headline word like «Megxit» or «snub» makes a complicated choice sound simple and nasty.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/44-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-wedding-a-move-to-america-an-interview-and-a-book/23/)
- [A horrid, nasty, crawly Toad!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/62-willows-ch10-part2-a-shilling-a-leg/17/)
- [Not joining in when a nasty name goes round is a simple way to stop it spreading.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/367-wimp-scaredy-cat-and-other-labels/25/)
- [Jake tells the head the real reason he hit someone: the boy said something nasty about his mum, who is in hospital.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/368-speaking-up-is-bravery-too/14/)
- [You can leave a game or a group if someone is being nasty, and tell an adult if it keeps happening.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/405-teams-and-voice-chat/29/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nasty» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nasty/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.