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Definition: Nastily |
NastilyAdverb1. In a nasty ill-tempered manner; "`Don't expect me to help you,' he added nastily". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "nastily" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1749. (references) |
Synonym: NastilySynonym: meanly (adv). (additional references) |
| "Nastily" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Nastily" is used about 52 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 52 | 47,145 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
nastily | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "nastily"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | në mënyrë të papëlqyeshme (unpleasantly), me dashaligësi. (various references) | |
Arabic | بخبث (archly, perniciously). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | неприятно (unpleasantly), противно (offensively). (various references) | |
Chinese | 讨厌地 (Obnoxiously). (various references) | |
Czech | nepříjemnì (unpleasantly), tìžce (gravelly, hard, heavily, sorely, weightily). (various references) | |
French | méchamment, avec méchanceté. (various references) | |
German | garstige. (various references) | |
Greek | ρυπαρώσ (sloppily, smuttily, uncleanly). (various references) | |
Hungarian | csúnyán (hideously, to play sy a dirty trick), aljasul (abjectly, crookedly, foully, scurvily). (various references) | |
Italian | sgradevolmente (obnoxiously), con cattiveria (naughtily). (various references) | |
Korean | 불쾌하게 (Obnoxiously, unpleasantly). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | astilynay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | nascente (draw well, fount, fountain, headspring, incipient, Orient, orientate, source, spring, Springhead, well, wellspring), sordidamente (dirtily), porcamente (foul-mouthed), obscenamente (foully), indecentemente, dum modo chocante. (various references) | |
Russian | гадко. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | odvratno (unpleasantly), gnusno (damnably), gadno (seamy). (various references) | |
Spanish | peligrosamente (dangerously), horriblemente (almighty, appalingly, appallingly, calamitously, frightful, horribly, vilely), groseramente (grossly, rudely, vulgarly), gravemente (badly, gravely, grossly, seriously, sorely). (various references) | |
Swedish | fult (disagreeably, harshly, in an unsightly way). (various references) | |
Thai | อย่างน่ารังเกียจ (objectionably, obnoxiously). (various references) | |
Turkish | iğrenç şekilde (foully, odiously, revoltingly). (various references) | |
Ukranian | гидко (foully), непри"мно (disagreeably, obnoxiously, offensively), мерзенно (abhorrently, disgusting, disgustingly, odiously), злісно (darkly, maliciously, wrathily), бридко (beastly, hideously, offensively). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Nastily" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Astrilly, Gastil, Naftali, Nartuby, Nostil. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "nastily" (pronounced 'Nas"ti*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: saintly. | |
| Words within the letters "a-i-l-n-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: inlays, instal, litany, sanity, satiny, slanty. | |
-2 letters: alist, anils, antis, antsy, ayins, inlay, laity, lints, linty, litas, lysin, nails, nasty, saint, salty, satin, silty, slain, slant, slaty, snail, stain, styli, tails, tains, tansy. | |
-3 letters: ails, ains, aits, alit, alts, anil, anis, anti, ants, ayin, inly, lain, last, lati, lats, lays, lins, lint, liny, list, lits, nail, nays, nils, nits, sail, sain, salt, sati, sial, silt, slat, slay, slit, snit, stay, syli, tail, tain, tali, tans, tils, tins, tiny, tyin, yins. | |
-4 letters: ail, ain, ais, ait, als, alt, ani, ant, any, ays, ins, its, las, lat, lay, lin, lis, lit, nay, nil, nit, sal, sat, say, sin, sit, sly, sty, syn, tan, tas, til, tin, tis, yin. | |
-5 letters: ai, al, an, as, at, ay, in, is, it, la, li, na, si, ta, ti, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-i-l-n-s-t-y" | |
+1 letter: lanosity, nasality, ptyalins, salinity, scantily. | |
+2 letters: analytics, distantly, instantly, interlays, lastingly, ponytails, saliently, sapiently, sylvanite, syncytial, teasingly. | |
+3 letters: acylations, autolysing, hesitantly, insatiably, insularity, interplays, labyrinths, laryngitis, manifestly, mistakenly, obeisantly, partisanly, playthings, sanitarily, scathingly, sensuality, sibilantly, slantingly, sylvanites, synoptical, thylacines, unsteadily, unsuitably. | |
+4 letters: abstinently, alkylations, angioplasty, antileprosy, antislavery, anxiolytics, arrestingly, butylations, crystalline, dissonantly, essentially, festinately, hairstyling, incessantly, inestimably, insalubrity, insatiately, inscrutably, insensately, instability, interlayers, masculinity, metanalysis, nonmystical, nyctalopias, obstinately, personality, playactings, rhinoplasty, satanically, seasonality, sectionally, semitonally, singularity, stainlessly, staphylinid, startlingly, stylization, suppliantly, sustainedly, syndicalist, syntactical, tenaciously, torsionally, transiently, typicalness. | |
+5 letters: acetylations, amblygonites, amylopectins, analyzations, anelasticity, anticatalyst, anticyclones, antiepilepsy, antiroyalist, antisocially, astoundingly, astringently, cartoonishly, clairvoyants, contagiously, crystalizing, cyclizations, cytochalasin, daylightings, desolatingly, discordantly, discrepantly, dynastically, essentiality, gelatinously, glycerinates, hairstylings, heathenishly, hematoxylins, hesitatingly, inappositely, incautiously, inconstantly, indisputably, industrially, inelasticity, inhospitably, insouciantly, insurability, intervalleys, intestinally, intranasally, isotonically, laryngitides, methylamines, methylations, microanalyst, monastically, myofilaments, nauseatingly, outlandishly, palynologist, pansexuality, passionately, phytoalexins, plastocyanin, platyrrhines, playwritings, polysynaptic, positionally, prostacyclin, questionably, restrainedly, satisfyingly, scatteringly, semantically, septennially, sequentially, shatteringly, simultaneity, staggeringly, stainability, staphylinids, stylizations, subnormality, synaptically, syndactylies, syndactylism, syndetically, syndicalists, synoptically, tracklayings, transitively, transitorily, unhysterical, unisexuality, universality, unmistakably, voluntaryism, voluntaryist. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4E 61 73 74 69 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-. .- ... - .. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001110 01100001 01110011 01110100 01101001 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)N a s t i l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004E 0061 0073 0074 0069 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)48678586757891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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