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неприятный — meaning in English

nepriyatnyy

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English meaning

  • bad adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
  • distasteful adj Unpleasant, offensive, or unappealing to one's sense of taste or propriety.
  • harsh adj Unpleasantly rough, severe, or unforgiving — used for weather, conditions, sounds, or treatment.
  • nasty adj Unpleasant, unkind, or spiteful, especially in how someone treats others.
  • unpleasant adjective Not enjoyable; causing discomfort or displeasure.

Senses

неприятный is used for these senses in English:

  • bad Bold, daring, and tough.
  • bad (semantic change, amelioration, contranymic) Good, superlative, excellent, cool.
  • bad (originally, _, AAVE, of a woman) Very attractive; hot, sexy.
  • bad (Internet slang, sarcastic) Used without a copula to mock people who oppose something without having any real understanding of it.
  • distasteful Having a bad or foul taste.
  • distasteful (figuratively) Unpleasant.
  • harsh Unpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
  • nasty Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person). [from 15th c.]

bad — full definition

  1. adj Of low quality, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
  2. adj Morally wrong or wicked.
  3. adj Not functioning correctly, spoiled, or faulty.
  4. adj Severe or serious in degree.
  5. adj Informally, excellent, impressive, or admirably tough (a slang meaning that flips the usual sense).

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