adv. In a nasty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity. [ 1913 Webster ]
The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Nasturtium. ] (Bot.) Same as Nasturtium. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. nasturtium, for nasitortium, fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See Nose of the face, and Torture. ]
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