DISTASTEFUL


Meaning of DISTASTEFUL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)dis-ˈtāst-fəl ]

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 in poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical

a harmless stroking…but it seems oddly distasteful in retrospect — Richard Sandza et al.

2. : unpleasant to the taste

distasteful unripe fruit

• dis·taste·ful·ly -fə-lē adverb

• dis·taste·ful·ness noun

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