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Nasty

Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.

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Similar meaning 18

Difficult 84% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Difficult 84% connected

Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Dirty 84% connected

Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure; serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty white.

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Filthy 84% connected

Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.

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Filthy 84% connected

Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hard 84% connected

Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to material bodies, and opposed to so…

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Hateful 84% connected

Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.

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Hateful 84% connected

Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.

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Lousy 84% connected

Infested with lice.

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Lousy 84% connected

Infested with lice.

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Mean 84% connected

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

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Mean 84% connected

To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do ?

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Soiled 84% connected

of Soil

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Soiled 84% connected

of Soil

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Unclean 84% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Unclean 84% connected

Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.

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Derivationally related 6

Awfulness 74% connected

The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.

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Awfulness 74% connected

The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.

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Nastiness 74% connected

The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.

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Nastiness 74% connected

The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.

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Spite 74% connected

Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite.

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Spite 74% connected

Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice; grudge; rancor; despite.

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Attribute 2

Nastiness 66% connected

The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.

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Nastiness 66% connected

The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.

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Unpleasant 66% connected

Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Unpleasant 66% connected

Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing; offensive.

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Synonym 5

Awful 92% connected

Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Filthy 92% connected

Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure; obscene.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Foul 92% connected

A bird.

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Smutty 92% connected

Soiled with smut; smutted.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tight 92% connected

of Tie

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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