Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-nasty

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.22 in modern English

Syllables: -nasty
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

relating to a nastic change

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ναστός

Questions

What does -nasty mean?: relating to a nastic change
Where does -nasty come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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