TOEFL IELTS nasty Definition Unpleasant, offensive, or repulsive; or, spiteful and unkind. Example "The food had a nasty smell and tasted spoiled." Sign in to save TOEFL Quiz → IELTS Quiz → ← nascent native → Study tips featuring "nasty" Map Each Word Into a Connected Network Audit Your Own Writing for Lexical Resource Track How TOEFL Words Behave With Others Related words TOEFL brighten GRE abash GRE abate GRE abbreviate GRE abbreviation SAT abdicate GRE abduct SAT abet GRE abhor GRE abide SAT abject TOEFL ablaze