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How to pronounce nastify

Say it like NAS-tih-fy. Nastify has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (NAS).

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US American/ˈnæstɪfaɪ/NAS-tih-fy
UK BritishNo British transcription yet. The audio still plays in this accent.
  • NAS
  • tih
  • fy
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Nastify pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. NASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. tihKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
  3. fyKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in time.

What does nastify mean?

verb
  1. To make nasty; to soil, dirty, or mess up.“The spoiled food would soon nastify the entire refrigerator if not thrown out.”

Where does nastify come from?

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

Questions about saying nastify

How do you pronounce nastify?

Say NAS-tih-fy. The American pronunciation is /ˈnæstɪfaɪ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in nastify?

Nastify has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (NAS). Broken into parts: NAS · tih · fy.

Pronunciation from Wiktionary; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).