distasteful
1Distasteful — Dis*taste ful, a. 1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. [1913 Webster] Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions …
2distasteful — index bitter (acrid tasting), deplorable, heinous, loathsome, objectionable, offensive (offending), repugnant (exciting aversion) …
3distasteful — c.1600, from DISTASTE (Cf. distaste) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Distastefully; distastefulness …
4distasteful — obnoxious, *repugnant, repellent, abhorrent, invidious Analogous words: *hateful, odious, detestable, abominable: *offensive, loathsome, repulsive, repugnant, revolting Antonyms: agreeable: palatable Contrasted words: *pleasant, pleasing,… …
5distasteful — [adj] repulsive, unpleasant abhorrent, abominable, afflictive, bitter, detestable, disagreeable, dislikable, displeasing, flat, flavorless, galling, grievous, grody*, gross*, hateful, icky*, insipid, loathsome, nauseous, objectionable, obnoxious …
6distasteful — [dis′tāst′fəl, dis′tāst΄fəl] adj. 1. unpleasant to taste 2. causing distaste; disagreeable distastefully adv. distastefulness n …
7distasteful — adj. 1) distasteful to (his behavior was distasteful to everyone) 2) distasteful to + inf. (it was distasteful for me to have to enforce discipline) * * * [dɪs teɪstf(ə)l] distasteful to (his behavior was distasteful to everyone) distasteful to + …
8distasteful — adjective Date: 1607 1. a. objectionable because offensive to one s personal taste ; unpleasant, disagreeable < found the job distasteful > < a shady, distasteful character > b. objectionable because i …
9distasteful — distastefully, adv. distastefulness, n. /dis tayst feuhl/, adj. 1. unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore. 2. unpleasant to the taste: a distasteful medicine. 3. showing distaste or dislike. [1600 10; DISTASTE + FUL] Syn.… …
10distasteful — adjective a) Having a bad or foul taste Scrubbing the floors was a distasteful duty to perform. b) unpleasant distasteful language Ant: pl …
