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Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Jan. 2024
Later, Morris told me that there was plenty of nasty commentary on X, formerly Twitter, when the conference was announced, calling it a waste of time, and organizers received rude emails from fellow academics.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
But some parents got really nasty toward the second renewal.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
The liquid in which the stem cells are frozen — once in the bloodstream, circulated through the lungs, and breathed out — creates a nasty taste.
—Brittany Trang, STAT, 13 Dec. 2023
Then videos emerged of Hill ranting at audiences like Fidel Castro on a nasty batch of speed.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 13 Dec. 2023
The Christmas season is usually when outbreaks of all sorts of nasty bugs and viruses start peaking across the country.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2023
The drama between the two candidates, which has grown nastier in the course of the four debates, is of the personal and intra-racial sort, and has been the through line that has stuck with me.
—Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023
Part Two panel in São Paolo, Brazil on Sunday and received a nasty hit to the face.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
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Middle English
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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“Nasty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nasty. Accessed 9 Jan. 2024.
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