From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Distasteful \Dis*taste"ful\, a.
1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous;
loathsome.
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2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as,
a distasteful truth.
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Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly
actions. --Milton.
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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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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distasteful
adj 1: not pleasing in odor or taste [syn: {distasteful},
{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},
{distasteful}, {foul}, {loathly}, {loathsome}, {repellent},
{repellant}, {repelling}, {revolting}, {skanky}, {wicked},
{yucky}]
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