distastefulness

2 definitions found

distastefulness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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distastefulness - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  distastefulness
      n 1: extreme unpalatability to the mouth [syn: disgustingness,
           distastefulness, nauseatingness, sickeningness,
           unsavoriness]
      2: the quality of being offensive [syn: offensiveness,
         odiousness, distastefulness]