Hypertext Webster Gateway: "disagreeable"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Disagreeable \Dis`a*gree"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]sagr['e]able.]
1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary;
unsuitable.

Preach you truly the doctrine which you have
received, and each nothing that is disagreeable
thereunto. --Udall.

2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses;
displeasing; unpleasant.

That which is disagreeable to one is many times
agreeable to another, or disagreeable in a less
degree. --Wollaston.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

disagreeable
adj 1: not to your liking; "a most disagreeable journey"; "a
disagreeable old man"; "in a disagreeable mood" [ant:
{agreeable}]
2: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the
task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job
temperamentally unsympathetic to him" [syn: {unsympathetic}]


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