Distasteful

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Distasteful \Dis*taste"ful\, a.
     1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous;
        loathsome.
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     2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as,


        a distasteful truth.
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              Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly
              actions.                              --Milton.
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     3. Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive. "Distasteful
        looks." --Shak.
  
     Syn: Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing;
          dissatisfactory; disgusting. - {Dis*taste"ful*ly}, adv.
          -- {Dis*taste"ful*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  distasteful
       adj 1: not pleasing in odor or taste [syn: {unsavory}, {unsavoury}]
       2: highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a
          disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome
          disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me";
          "revolting food"; "a wicked stench" [syn: {disgusting}, {disgustful},
           {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent}, {repellant},
           {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked}, {yucky}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "distasteful":
     abhorrent, abominable, bitter, detestable, disagreeable,
     disgusting, dislikable, displeasing, flat, flavorless, foul,
     foul-tasting, fulsome, galling, grievous, hateful, ill-flavored,
     insipid, intolerable, loathsome, mislikable, nasty, nauseating,
     nauseous, objectionable, obnoxious, odious, offensive, painful,
     repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, savorless, sour,
     tasteless, thankless, ugly, unalluring, unappealing, unappetizing,
     unattractive, uncongenial, undelectable, undelicious, undesirable,
     unengaging, unenjoyable, uninviting, unlikable, unlovable,
     unpalatable, unpleasant, unpleasing, unsavory, untasteful, untasty,
     unwelcome