Afraid and Nasty

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Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

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Nasty and afraid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Afraid".

Nasty adjective - Arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust.

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Afraid and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily

Monty Python and the Holy Grail has "Brave Sir Robin," who was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways indeed.

Source: Lyrical Dissonance
He is so inherently vile and nasty that even officers are afraid of him.

Source: Literature / Sharpe
There are numerous protocols in place to ensure the fair treatment of prisoners, but for the longest time, the Particulars have been entirely ignoring protocol because their reputation is so nasty that even other coppers are afraid of them.

Source: Bothering by the Book

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