Distastefully

2 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]:

  distastefully
       adv 1: in an offensively distasteful manner; "a distastefully
              explicit report on the Royal couple's marital life"
       2: in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the
          beggar was disgustingly filthy" [syn: {disgustingly}, {revoltingly},
           {sickeningly}]