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| beastly |
very unpleasant; disgusting; nasty. [1/2 definitions] |
| civil |
When people behave in a civil manner toward each other, they act in a polite enough way toward each other. They are not rude or nasty. [1/3 definitions] |
| dirty |
nasty; mean. [1/6 definitions] |
| filthy |
very dirty or foul; nasty. |
| lousy |
(informal) nasty or mean. [1/3 definitions] |
| mean2 |
not nice; nasty or cruel. [1/2 definitions] |
| nasty |
When something is nasty, it looks, tastes, or smells very bad. [3 definitions] |
| rough |
When someone is rough, they are not kind or gentle. If someone's manner is rough, it is rude, nasty, or violent. [1/6 definitions] |
| skunk |
a person who has done something mean or nasty. [1/2 definitions] |
| unpleasant |
When something is unpleasant, it is not nice at all. It's nasty or it's just something that people don't like or enjoy. If there is an unpleasant smell in the refrigerator, it's bad and people don't want to smell it. If something tastes unpleasant, people will not want to eat it. If a person is unpleasant, other people are not happy or comfortable to be around that person. Maybe that person is unfriendly or says mean things. |
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