distasteful

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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distasteful (dɪsˈteɪstfʊl)

—*adj*
	unpleasant or offensive

dis'tastefully

—*adv*

dis'tastefulness

—n

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distasteful

c.1600, from distaste + -ful.

Example sentences

Those who do consider the subject find it distasteful.

It has no potent spray, but it does vomit distasteful fluid and drip noxious

blood when attacked, and it has spines on its legs.

The thought of having lots of money is appealing for the first time, and the

thought of poverty is distasteful.

Their skin secretes potent chemicals that are distasteful, and sometimes

poisonous, to predators.

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drudgery icky indecent nose offensive palatable

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"The greatest part of each day, each year, each lifetime is made up of small, seemingly insignificant moments. Those moments may be cooking dinner...relaxing on the porch with your own thoughts after the kids are in bed, playing catch with a child before dinner, speaking out against a distasteful joke, driving to the recycling center with a week's newspapers. But they are not insignificant, especially when these moments are models for kids."

-Barbara Coloroso