Galling and Nasty

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Galling adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Usage example: losing in the last round of play-offs was galling to our home team

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

Nearby Words: gall, galled

Nasty adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.

Usage example: the smell of those old leftovers is downright nasty

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

Nearby Word: nastily

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