-nasty


-nasty

suff. Nastic response or change: epinasty.
[Greek nastos, pressed down; see nastic + -y.]

-nasty

n combining form (Botany) indicating a nastic movement to a certain stimulus: nyctinasty. [from Greek nastos pressed down, close-pressed] -nastic adj combining form

nas•ty

(ˈnæs ti)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est, adj. 1. disgustingly unclean; filthy. 2. offensive to taste or smell; nauseating. 3. indecent or obscene: a nasty word. 4. highly objectionable or unpleasant. 5. vicious, spiteful, or ugly. 6. bad to deal with or experience: a nasty cut; a nasty accident. 7. Slang. formidable: a nasty pitching arm. n. 8. a nasty person or thing. [1350–1400; earlier also naxty, naxte, naskie, Middle English, probably < Old Norse] nas′ti•ly, adv. nas′ti•ness, n.

-nasty

a combining form with the meaning “nastic pressure,” of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element: hyponasty. [< Greek nast(ós) pressed close (see nastic) + -y3]