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English Dictionary: distastefully by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distastefully
adv
  1. in an offensively distasteful manner; "a distastefully explicit report on the Royal couple's marital life"
  2. in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree; "the beggar was disgustingly filthy"
    Synonym(s): disgustingly, distastefully, revoltingly, sickeningly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Distasteful \Dis*taste"ful\, a.
      1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous;
            loathsome.
  
      2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as,
            a distasteful truth.
  
                     Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly
                     actions.                                             --Milton.
  
      3. Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive.
            [bd]Distasteful looks.[b8] --Shak.
  
      Syn: Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing;
               dissatisfactory; disgusting. - {Dis*taste"ful*ly}, adv.
               -- {Dis*taste"ful*ness}, n.
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