untasteful

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ tasteful

Adjective[edit]

untasteful (comparative more untasteful, superlative most untasteful)

  1. Not tasteful.
    • 1862, Sarah A. Myers, Watch--Work--Wait[1]:
      Yes, it was one of the leathern ladies that awakened such an extraordinary interest in the boy; for on its feet were the red morocco boots, bound and tied with light blue ribbon--very untasteful was the contrast--which he had made out of gratitude for the kindness shown him on the day in which he dropped the shoes in the gutter.