distasteful

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/ UK /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
causing dislike or disgust; offensive

He found the joke crude and distasteful.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · causing dislike or disgust;... offensive unpalatable disagreeable repugnant objectionable unsavory

Opposites

pleasant agreeable tasteful palatable appealing

Word family

Forms distastefullydistastefulness

Derived forms distastefullydistastefulness

Related forms distaste taste tasteful

Etymology

From distaste + -ful; distaste from dis- ('not') + taste, from Old French taster ('to taste, feel'), from Vulgar Latin taxitare, frequentative of Latin taxare ('to touch, assess').

dis- Latin taxare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# distasteful

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈteɪstfəl/

## Meanings
1. causing dislike or disgust; offensive

## Examples
- He found the joke crude and distasteful.

## Synonyms
- offensive
- unpalatable
- disagreeable
- repugnant
- objectionable
- unsavory

## Antonyms
- pleasant
- agreeable
- tasteful
- palatable
- appealing

## Derived Forms
- distastefully
- distastefulness

## Related Forms
- distaste
- taste
- tasteful

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-
- Root: taxare

## Etymology
From distaste + -ful; distaste from dis- ('not') + taste, from Old French taster ('to taste, feel'), from Vulgar Latin taxitare, frequentative of Latin taxare ('to touch, assess').

## AI Etymology
Distasteful comes from distaste + -ful; distaste from dis- ('not') + taste, from Old French taster ('to taste, feel'), from Vulgar Latin taxitare, frequentative of Latin taxare ('to touch, assess'). The historical trail runs through Latin dis- and Latin taxare. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means causing dislike or disgust; offensive. Derived formations include distastefully, distastefulness; related forms include distaste, taste, tasteful.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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