Nasty and Taking

Nasty

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

Taking is an antonym for nasty.

Nearby Word: nastily

Taking

Taking adjective - Very pleasing to look at.
Usage example: had never seen such a taking city as Venice

Nasty is an antonym for taking.

Nearby Words: take, taken, taker, takingly

Both words in one sentence

  • Marathon Boss If you're playing Amane or Naoya's path it merely involves taking down a boss while enemies are spawning, taking out all of the Bels, including Belberith, and then killing the supremely nasty Babel.
    Source: Marathon Boss
  • Never My Fault: Lucius has a nasty habit of not taking responsibility for what happens to Hermione, even as he begins to reform.
  • Orcus on His Throne After The Nostalgia Critic succeeds in taking over Molossia in Kickassia, he spends all of his time watching Hogan's Heroes instead of actually running the country though not before wiring up the entire place to explode in case of "nasty-wasties".
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