Nasty and Worthy

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

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

Nearby Word: nastily

Worthy adjective - Having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward.

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Nasty and worthy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Worthy".

Nearby Words: worthless, worth, worthiness, worthily, Worthing

Apart from the earlier nasty things he did (such as framing Li for killing the diplomat), this scene marks him as a huge bastard worthy of the very nasty death that Li gave him.

Source: Kick The Dog / Film
The Guardians sent a Green Lantern to a particularly nasty planet and he is almost immediately killed, so the Green Lantern sends his ring out to find a worthy successor.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Comics
That, and he's had some terrible luck finding someone worthy of his skills: He served European royalty until he got stuck in the Neath, then the Traitor Empress employed him until the Royals' appetites changed for the worse, and he had a nasty falling out with the Khan after he sent back a dish.

Source: Supreme Chef

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