Nasty vs. Gross

By Jaxson

  • Nasty (adjective)

    Dirty, filthy. from 14th c.

  • Nasty (adjective)

    Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). from 15th c.

  • Nasty (adjective)

    Objectionable, unpleasant (of a thing); repellent, offensive. from 16th c.

  • Nasty (adjective)

    Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd. from 17th c.

  • Nasty (adjective)

    Spiteful, unkind. from 19th c.

  • Nasty (adjective)

    Awkward, difficult to navigate; dangerous. from 19th c.

  • Nasty (adjective)

    Grave or dangerous (of an accident, illness etc.). from 19th c.

  • Nasty (adjective)

    Formidable, terrific; wicked. from 20th c.

  • Nasty (noun)

    Something nasty.

    “Processed foods are full of aspartame and other nasties.”

    “This video game involves flying through a maze zapping various nasties.”

  • Nasty (noun)

    Sexual intercourse.

  • Gross (adjective)

    Disgusting, nasty.

  • Gross (adjective)

    Coarse, rude, vulgar, obscene, or impure.

  • Gross (adjective)

    Coarse, unrefined.

  • Gross (adjective)

    Great, large, bulky, or fat.

  • Gross (adjective)

    Great, serious, flagrant, or shameful.

    “a gross mistake;”

    “gross injustice;”

    “gross negligence”

  • Gross (adjective)

    The whole amount; entire; total before any deductions.

    “gross domestic product”

  • Gross (adjective)

    Not sensitive in perception or feeling; dull; witless.

  • Gross (adjective)

    Seen without a microscope, macroscopic, usually for a tissue or an organ.

  • Gross (noun)

    Twelve dozen = 144.

  • Gross (noun)

    The total nominal earnings or amount, before taxes, expenses, exceptions or similar are deducted. That which remains after all deductions is called net.

  • Gross (noun)

    The bulk, the mass, the masses.

  • Gross (verb)

    To earn money, not including expenses.

    “The movie grossed three million on the first weekend.”

Wiktionary
  • Nasty (adjective)

    very bad or unpleasant

    “plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell”

    “dad’s had a nasty accident”

  • Nasty (adjective)

    (of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet

    “it’s a nasty old night”

  • Nasty (adjective)

    repugnant to the mind

    “her stories are very nasty, full of murder and violence”

  • Nasty (adjective)

    behaving in an unpleasant or spiteful way

    “Harry was a nasty, foul-mouthed old devil”

  • Nasty (adjective)

    annoying or unwelcome

    “life has a nasty habit of repeating itself”

  • Nasty (adjective)

    damaging or harmful

    “a nasty, vicious-looking hatchet”

  • Nasty (noun)

    an unpleasant or harmful person or thing

    “a water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties”

  • Nasty (noun)

    a horror video or film.

Oxford Dictionary

Leave a Comment