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English Dictionary: disagreeable by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disagreeable
adj
  1. not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation" [ant: agreeable]
  2. unpleasant to interact with; "a disagreeable old man"
  3. not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him"
    Synonym(s): disagreeable, unsympathetic
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Disagreeable \Dis`a*gree"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d[82]sagr[82]able.]
      1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary;
            unsuitable.
  
                     Preach you truly the doctrine which you have
                     received, and each nothing that is disagreeable
                     thereunto.                                          --Udall.
  
      2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses;
            displeasing; unpleasant.
  
                     That which is disagreeable to one is many times
                     agreeable to another, or disagreeable in a less
                     degree.                                             --Wollaston.
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