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dis·taste·ful
 distasteful
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- pronunciation:
- dIs
teIst
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition: |
unpleasant or offensive.
Cleaning the cat box is a distasteful task.The disc jockey was forced to apologize for his distasteful remarks.- synonyms:
- disagreeable, offensive, unpleasant, unsavory
- antonyms:
- agreeable, delectable, delicious, pleasant, tasteful
- similar words:
- abominable, dirty, disgusting, displeasing, hateful, loathsome, nasty, objectionable, obnoxious, off-putting, painful, rancid, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, undesirable, unfavorable, uninviting
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| related words: |
gross, horrible, impossible, obscene, sour, ugly, unsightly |
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| derivations: |
distastefully (adv.), distastefulness (n.) |
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