nastify

English

Etymology

From nasty +‎ -fy. First attested in the 1870s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæstɪfaɪ/

Verb

nastify (third-person singular simple present nastifies, present participle nastifying, simple past and past participle nastified)

  1. (informal) To make nasty; to soil, dirty, or mess up.
    The spoiled food would soon nastify the entire refrigerator if not thrown out.
    Her bitter comment nastified the entire conversation.

Quotations

  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:nastify.
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