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



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