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adverbnastily (comparative more nastily, superlative most nastily)
comparative more nastily · superlative most nastily
- In a nasty manner.
laced with humor that lampoons and ridicules, but never nastily so
1979 August 4, Lisa Nussbaum, “Lesbianism 101”, in Gay Community News, page 15
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adverbin a nasty ill-tempered manner
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nastily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nastily
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“nastily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nastily. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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