nastily, meanly
(adverb) in a nasty ill-tempered manner; ââDonât expect me to help you,â he added nastilyâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nastily (comparative more nastily, superlative most nastily)
In a nasty manner.
• antsily, saintly
Source: Wiktionary
Nas"ti*ly, adv.
Definition: In a nasty manner.
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
6 May 2025
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; âWe have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economicsâ--Franklin D. Roosevelt; âheedless of dangerâ; âheedless of the childâs cryingâ
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