(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:09:52

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.

 

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