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-nasty

-nasty suffix: relating to a nastic change.

Suffix

-nasty

  1. relating to a nastic change

Origin of -nasty

From Ancient Greek ναστός (nastós, “pressed”), from the verb νάσσω (nássō). By surface analysis, -nast + -y.

Questions about -nasty

What does -nasty mean?
-nasty means relating to a nastic change.
What part of speech is -nasty?
-nasty is a suffix.

Words near -nasty in the dictionary

  1. -nadoes
  2. -nados
  3. -nakinra
  4. -nap
  5. -nast
  6. -nasty
  7. -naut
  8. -nauts
  9. -navir
  10. -nd
  11. -ne

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