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distasteful

adjective

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
D
Ends with
L
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪsˈteɪstfəɫ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

    “a disgusting smell”

adjective

  1. not pleasing in odor or taste

In context

Example Sentences

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

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