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English Dictionary: distastefulness by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
distastefulness
n
  1. extreme unpalatability to the mouth [syn: disgustingness, distastefulness, nauseatingness, sickeningness, unsavoriness]
  2. the quality of being offensive
    Synonym(s): offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness
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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