nastily

🇺🇸 /ˈnæstɪli/ 🇬🇧 /ˈnɑːstɪli/
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adverb
R

in a way that is mean or not nice

‘I hate you,’ she said nastily, with a scowl on her face.

R

in a way that is very bad or harmful

He fell and his ankle was nastily twisted, causing him a lot of pain.

translation

adv. in a way that is mean or not nice; in a way that is very bad or harmful