NASTILY
nastily, meanly
(adverb) in a nasty ill-tempered manner; “‘Don’t expect me to help you,’ he added nastily”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
nastily (comparative more nastily, superlative most nastily)
In a nasty manner.
Anagrams
• antsily, saintly
Source: Wiktionary
Nas"ti*ly, adv.
Definition: In a nasty manner.
NASTY
Nas"ty, a. [Compar. Nastier (; superl. Nastiest.] Etym: [For older
nasky; cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]
1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting;
nauseous.
2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious; wet;
drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.
3. Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate; gross; filthy.
Syn.
– Nasty, Filthy, Foul, Dirty. Anything nasty is usually wet or damp
as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickness or odor;
but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled or covered with
offensive matter, while dirty describes it as defiled or sullied with
dirt of any kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition