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DISTASTEFUL

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• DISTASTEFUL (adjective)
The adjective DISTASTEFUL has 2 senses:

1. not pleasing in odor or taste
2. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Familiarity information: DISTASTEFUL used as an adjective is rare.

• DISTASTEFUL (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Not pleasing in odor or taste

Synonyms:

distasteful; unsavory; unsavoury

Similar:

unpalatable (not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

Synonyms:

disgustful; yucky; skanky; revolting; repelling; disgusting; loathly; foul; loathsome; distasteful; repellent; repellant; wicked

Context examples:

a disgusting smell / distasteful language / a loathsome disease / the idea of eating meat is repellent to me / revolting food / a wicked stench

Similar:

offensive (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses)

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