Meanings
verbnastify (third-person singular simple present nastifies, present participle nastifying, simple past and past participle nastified)
present singular third person nastifies · participle present nastifying · participle past nastified · past nastified
- informalTo make nasty; to soil, dirty, or mess up.
Her bitter comment nastified the entire conversation.
2 more examples
The spoiled food would soon nastify the entire refrigerator if not thrown out.
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Origin
From nasty + -fy. First attested in the 1870s.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
nastify. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nastify
MLA
“nastify.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nastify. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nastify,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nastify.
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