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TOEFL BNC: 13910 COCA: 16735

distasteful

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distasteful /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/ adjective
distasteful
/dɪsˈteɪstfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of DISTASTEFUL
[more distasteful; most distasteful]
: not pleasant or enjoyable令人反感的;令人不悦的
: morally offensive低俗的;下流的

— distastefully

adverb
TOEFL BNC: 13910 COCA: 16735

distasteful

adjective

dis·​taste·​ful (ˌ)dis-ˈtāst-fəl How to pronounce distasteful (audio)
1
a
: objectionable because offensive to one's personal taste : unpleasant, disagreeable
found the job distasteful
a shady, distasteful character
b
: objectionable because in poor taste, inappropriate, or unethical
a harmless stroking … but it seems oddly distasteful in retrospect Richard Sandza et al.
2
: unpleasant to the taste
distasteful unripe fruit
distastefully adverb
distastefulness noun

Example Sentences

The work was distasteful, but it was the best I could find at the time. It was a distasteful subject to him.
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Word History

First Known Use

1607, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of distasteful was in 1607
TOEFL BNC: 13910 COCA: 16735
distasteful

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBSbe, seem令人反感;似乎令人討厭find sth覺得⋯令人反感ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常令人反感deeply, highly, particularly令人深惡痛絕;令人非常討厭;特別令人厭惡I find his attitude highly distasteful.我覺得他的態度很令人厭惡。a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/略微惹人反感PREPOSITIONto令⋯厭惡It all seems a little distasteful to me.這一切在我看來似乎有點兒討厭。

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