noun
- unpleasant or harmful things or people
Usage: informal; plural
Examples
- The garden spray will kill all the nasties that damage your plants.
- She warned the children about the nasties lurking in the old basement.
- The doctor prescribed antibiotics to fight off the nasties in his system.
- After the storm, we had to clean up all the nasties that washed ashore.
- The security software detected several nasties trying to infect the computer.
- Parents often worry about their kids encountering nasties online.