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distasteful

/dɪsˈteɪstfəɫ/ adjective C1
  1. Having a bad or foul taste. · Near-synonym: unpalatable· The food had very distasteful flavour.
  2. Unpleasant. (figuratively) · Near-synonym: unpalatable· Scrubbing the floors was a distasteful duty to perform.
  3. Offensive. · distasteful language
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How dared I offer her attentions which were distasteful to her?
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 111 · C1

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