distasteful

[ dis-teyst-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.

  2. unpleasant to the taste: a distasteful medicine.

  1. showing distaste or dislike.

Origin of distasteful

1
First recorded in 1600–10; distaste + -ful

Other words for distasteful

Other words from distasteful

  • dis·taste·ful·ly, adverb
  • dis·taste·ful·ness, noun
  • un·dis·taste·ful, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for distasteful

distasteful

/ (dɪsˈteɪstfʊl) /


adjective
  1. unpleasant or offensive

Derived forms of distasteful

  • distastefully, adverb
  • distastefulness, noun

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