distasteful
adjective
dis·taste·ful
(ˌ)dis-ˈtāst-fəl 
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—
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: unpleasant to the taste
distasteful unripe fruit
distastefulness
noun
Examples of distasteful in a Sentence
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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Hold an ideological bent that is obvious and distasteful.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
That principle is invoked by law firm partners to justify high profit but distasteful representations.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Boycotts potentially reduce profitability and can be effective ways to address the distasteful politics of a company’s leadership.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Hold an ideological bent that is obvious and distasteful.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
That principle is invoked by law firm partners to justify high profit but distasteful representations.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 7 Apr. 2025
Boycotts potentially reduce profitability and can be effective ways to address the distasteful politics of a company’s leadership.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Hold an ideological bent that is obvious and distasteful.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for distasteful
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“Distasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distasteful. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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distasteful
adjective
dis·taste·ful
dis-ˈtāst-fəl
: causing displeasure : unpleasant, disagreeable
distastefulness
noun
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