+ to The other kids were cruel to him because he was so fat. cruelly [adu] She wanted to leave him but. as he cruelly reminded her, she had nowhere else to go.
nasty ;"na:sti||'na:sti/ [adj] someone who is nasty is deliberately unkind, and seems to enjoy making people unhappy: What a nasty thing to do1 1 He has a really nasty side to his character. + to Don't be so nasty to your sister!
nasty - nastier - nastiest
Spite/ul 'spaitfol/ [adj] deliberately unkind to someone because you are jealous of them or angry with them: Failure had made him bitter and spiteful. spite/ully [adu] 7 never liked her anyway," Rob said spitefully.
bitchy /'bitji/ [adj] informal someone who is bitchy says unkind things about another person, especially about the way they look or behave
bitchy comments/remarks She's always making bitchy comments about other people's clothes.
+ about She was being really bitchy about Martha.
ZiA Bitchy is used especially by women when talking about other women.
ZA unkind, but not deliberately unkind
thoughtless/inconsiderate /'tolas,
mkon'sid^K [adj\ someone who is thoughtless or inconsiderate only thinks about their own situation, their own enjoyment etc. and does not think about the effects that their actions will have on other people: A few thoughtless people spoiled the trip for everyone. I A lot of drivers these days are really rude and inconsiderate.
insensitive insens^tiv/ [adj] someone who is insensitive does not notice when other people are upset or when something that they do might upset other people: I thought it was very insensitive, the way she kept talking about her new baby - she knows that Pam can't have children. ! msensif/ue treatment of rape victims
UNTIDY
^ opposite tidy see also dirty
II place/room
untidy . An'taidi [adj] if a place is untidy.
things have been left carelessly in different parts of it instead of being neatly arranged: Dad is always complaining that my bedroom's untidy. I an untidy desk I I'm afraid the garden's very untidy.
untidy - untidier - untidiest
be a mess/be in a mess bi: э mcs,
hi: in э nries informal if a place is a mess or is in a mess, it is very untidy and dirty: Please sit down. Sorry everything's such a mess. The whole house was in a mess, but I didn't have time to clean it up.
messy "incsi [adj] informal very untidy and dirty: I can't find anything in your bedroom - it's so messy! I a messy sink- ful of dishes
messy - messier - messiest
cluttered /'кЫэУ/ lacij] untidy because there are too many things in a small space-, a cluttered little office + with The room was tiny, its walls cluttered with paintings and old photographs.
Qfl dump о 'dAmp/ [n singular) spokkn informal a dirty and untidy room, building, or place: Do something about your room - it's a dump.
person/clothes/hair etc
untidy An'taidi, {adj] someone who is untidy does not keep their house, clothes, hair etc neatly arranged: The children are so untidy - they leave their things all over the floor. I Her hair was untidy and her lipstick was smudged.
look a mess ,lok э 'mes informal to look
very untidy: When the police called. I had just got up, and my hair looked a mess.
SCruJJy "skr,\fi/ [adj] someone who is scruffy is wearing old. untidy clothes: My parents think I look scruffy in these jeans.
scruffy ctothes/jeans/sweater etc She's wearing thai scruffy old sweater again, scruffy - scruffier - scruffiest
when things are spread around in an untidy way
meSS /mes/ In singular] when things are spread around everywhere in a dirty, untidy way: We spent the morning tidying up the mess after the party. I There were cups and ashtrays everywhere - what a mess!
make a mess (=make a place dirty and untidy) You can do some baking if you promise not to make a mess in the kitchen.
chaos 'kei-ds||-a:s/ [n U] when everything is very untidy, nothing is organized, and there is no order or system: We've just moved into the new office and I've no idea where anything is - it's chaosI in chaos {=in a state of chaos) I arrived home to find the house in chaos.
UNUSUAL
opposite normal/ordinary strange— —oiffiertmt
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SPECIAL
see also
USUALLY
Don't confuse unusuaf (=different from what usually happens) and strange (-unusual, and also a little frightening, surprising, or difficult to understand).
not what usually happens
unusual Ati'juisual, -yl [adj] different from what usually happens, or different from the ordinary kind: We had snow in April, which is very unusual. I She had an unusual last name - Peachtree or Plumtree or something like that. it is unusual for sb to do sth We were beginning to worry. It was unusual for Dave to be so late. unusually [adu] The office was unusually quiet that morning.
Special spepl [adj usually before noun) a special occasion, situation, method etc is one that is different from what normally happens, and usually better: There were special security arrangements for the President's visit. I Prince William is the
school's most famous student, but he doesn't get special treatment or special privileges.
special event/occasion a special event to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the revolution
in special circumstances Prisoners are only allowed to visit their families in special circumstances.
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