Hypertext Webster Gateway: "distasteful"

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

Distasteful \Dis*taste"ful\, a.
1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous;
loathsome.

2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as,
a distasteful truth.

Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly
actions. --Milton.

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.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (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}, {wicked}, {yucky}]


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