nastier
USNAS-tee-er/ˈnæs.ti.ɚ/SayNAH-stee-erUK/ˈnɑː.sti.ə/AUS/ˈnaː.sti.ə/
- 1Comparative of nasty.
The argument turned nastier once old grievances came up.
Conditions on the mountain grew nastier as the storm rolled in.
Note
The inflected comparative is built with -er rather than more, as two-syllable adjectives ending in -y usually are, and the y turns to i before the suffix. It carries every meaning of nasty: dirtier in US use, more spiteful in a quarrel, more lewd in a joke, and, in British use, more awkward or dangerous, as when weather on a mountain worsens.
nastier is a form of nasty
nasty, adjective: Unpleasant, offensive, or repellent to the senses or feelings. Full entry
- Spelling
- nasty → nastier: change y to i, add -er
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