nastily

/nˈæstili/ adv

In a nasty manner.

Word Origin Nastily comes from nasty, which originated in Middle English nast meaning 'foul, dirty.' The exact origin of nast is uncertain, but it might be related to Old French nastre 'bad, strange.' The word family is small: nasty, nastier, nastiest, nastiness, and nastily.

adv In a nasty manner.

He replied nastily when she asked for help.

(副词) 令人不悦地;恶劣地;刻薄地

当她请求帮助时,他恶意地回应。

(adverbio) groseramente; desagradablemente; con mala intención; asquerosamente; de mala manera [De manera desagradable o grosera.]

Respondió de forma grosera cuando ella pidió ayuda.

(adverbe) méchamment; déplaisamment; vicieusement [De manière méchante, désagréable ou cruelle.]

Il a répondu nastily quand elle lui a demandé de l'aide.

(Adverb) gemein; boshaft; gehässig [Auf eine unangenehme, boshafte oder unfreundliche Weise.]

Er antwortete **nastily**, als sie um Hilfe bat.

(副詞) 不快に、意地悪く。

彼女が助けを求めたとき、彼は意地悪く返答した。

(advérbio) maldosamente; malvadamente; grosseiramente; desagradavelmente [De maneira desagradável ou grosseira.]

Ele respondeu grosseiramente quando ela pediu ajuda.

Word parts: nasty + ly

Common collocations

say verb do verb be verb not adv

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