disagreeable
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əˈgri adjective
1.
contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
2.
unpleasant in manner or nature; unamiable: a thoroughly disagreeable person.
noun
3.
an unpleasant or repugnant circumstance, attribute, thing, etc.: Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation.
4.
disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables.
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| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | not likable, esp bad-tempered, offensive, or disobliging: disagreeable remarks |
| 2. | not to one's liking; unpleasant: a disagreeable task |
| disa'greeableness | |
| —n | |
| disagreea'bility | |
| —n | |
| disa'greeably | |
| —adv | |
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Example sentences
Pure n-hexane is a colorless liquid with a slightly disagreeable odor.
Philosophers are a contentious, disagreeable, lot by nature and training.
We use the our fancy brain as an information filter, a way to block-out disagreeable points of view.
While performing the essential functions of this position the employee is rarely exposed to disagreeable environmental factors.
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