distasteful
unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.
unpleasant to the taste: a distasteful medicine.
showing distaste or dislike.
Origin of distasteful
1Other words for distasteful
1 | disagreeable, displeasing; repugnant, repulsive |
2 | unpalatable, unsavory |
Other words from distasteful
- dis·taste·ful·ly, adverb
- dis·taste·ful·ness, noun
- un·dis·taste·ful, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use distasteful in a sentence
It is also conceivable that the eye-spots may in other cases have been converted into a warning sign of distastefulness.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannFrom the recorded habits it seems most probable that the colours and markings of this caterpillar are signals of distastefulness.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannPage 263, after the word insects (bottom line of note), add, but the whole marking is suggestive of distastefulness.
Studies in the Theory of Descent (Volumes 1 and 2) | August WeismannDespite the distastefulness of the work, she felt sure he would come finally to like acting before the camera.
The Moving Picture Girls | Laura Lee HopeShe was not of a character to let the distastefulness of any duty hinder her from undertaking it.
Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) Robinson
British Dictionary definitions for distasteful
/ (dɪsˈteɪstfʊl) /
unpleasant or offensive
Derived forms of distasteful
- distastefully, adverb
- distastefulness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse