distasteful

English

Alternative forms

• distastefull (archaic)

Etymology

distaste +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪstfəl

Adjective

distasteful (comparative more distasteful, superlative most distasteful)

1. Having a bad or foul taste
2. (figuratively) unpleasant

   Scrubbing the floors was a distasteful duty to perform.

3. offensive

   distasteful language

Antonyms

• pleasant, pleasing

Translations

having a bad or foul taste

Bulgarian: отвратителен (bg) Finnish: pahanmakuinen (fi) Polish: niesmaczny m.

Swahili: karaha (sw) Swedish: illasmakande (sv), äcklig (sv)

unpleasant

Bulgarian: неприятен (bg), противен (bg) Finnish: epämiellyttävä (fi) Polish: niesmaczny m., przykry m.

Swahili: karaha (sw) Swedish: smaklös (sv)

offensive

Bulgarian: отблъскващ (bg) Finnish: törkeä (fi)

Swahili: karaha (sw) Swedish: smaklös (sv), frånstötande (sv)