nastiness Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
    filth; filthiness; foulness.
  2. noun malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
    spitefulness; spite; cattiness; bitchiness.
  3. noun the quality of being unpleasant
    • I flinched at the nastiness of his wound

WordNet


Nas"ti*ness noun
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.
    The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes. Dryden.

Webster 1913