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The adjective that flips between disgusting and admiring depending entirely on your tone.
means Highly unpleasant, dirty, or vicious — though slang now uses it to mean impressively skilled or fierce.
from Surfaced in 14th-century English meaning filthy or foul; possibly from Old French villenastre, meaning low or villainous, with later debate over Dutch and Scandinavian roots.
Compliment modeA nasty crossover means devastatingly good footwork.
Tennis legendIlie Nastase was literally nicknamed Nasty.
Hurricane usageForecasters say nasty to mean genuinely dangerous weather.