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distasteful

English

Alternative forms

  • distastefull (archaic)

Etymology

distaste +? -ful or dis- +? tasteful

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d?s?te?stf??/
  • Rhymes: -e?stf?l

Adjective

distasteful (comparative more distasteful, superlative most distasteful)

  1. Having a bad or foul taste.
  2. (figuratively) Unpleasant.
  3. Offensive.

Antonyms

  • pleasant, pleasing

Translations

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skeevy

English

Etymology

From Italian schifo (disgust, nausea) plus English suffix -y. Compare Italian schifoso (disgusting, loathsome).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?ski?vi/

Adjective

skeevy (comparative skeevier, superlative skeeviest)

  1. (slang) Disgusting or distasteful.
    • 2013, Jessica Hagedorn, Manila Noir, Akashic Books (?ISBN), page 183
    • 2017, Jessica Brody, The Chaos of Standing Still, Simon and Schuster (?ISBN), page 232

Derived terms

  • skeeve
  • skeeviness

See also

  • skeevies

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