Definition: disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Usage: as filthy as a pigsty; a foul pond; a nasty pigsty of a room
Similar words: soiled, dirty, unclean
Definition: soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Usage: dirty unswept sidewalks; a child in dirty overalls; dirty slums; piles of dirty dishes; put his dirty feet on the clean sheet; wore an unclean shirt; mining is a dirty job; Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
Synonyms: cruddy, nasty, smutty, foul, filthy
Definition: characterized by obscenity
Usage: had a filthy mouth; foul language; smutty jokes
Similar words: dirty
Definition: (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency
Usage: dirty words; a dirty old man; dirty books and movies; boys telling dirty jokes; has a dirty mouth
Definition: exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent
Usage: a nasty problem; a good man to have on your side in a tight situation
Similar words: difficult, hard
Definition: not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
Usage: a difficult task; nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access; difficult times; why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?
Definition: offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Usage: in a nasty mood; a nasty accident; a nasty shock; a nasty smell; a nasty trick to pull; Will he say nasty things at my funeral?- Ezra Pound
Similar words: lousy, filthy, dirty
Definition: vile; despicable
Usage: a dirty (or lousy) trick; a filthy traitor
Similar words: grotty
Definition: very unpleasant or offensive
Usage: a grotty little play
Definition: characterized by malice
Usage: a hateful thing to do; in a mean mood