adjective
1. not pleasing in odor or taste
• Similar to: ↑unpalatable
• Derivationally related forms: ↑unsavoriness (for: ↑unsavory), ↑distastefulness
2. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
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a disgusting smell
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distasteful language
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a loathsome disease
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the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
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revolting food
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a wicked stench
• Syn:
↑disgusting, ↑disgustful, ↑foul, ↑loathly, ↑loathsome, ↑repellent, ↑repellant, ↑repelling, ↑revolting, ↑skanky, ↑wicked, ↑yucky
• Similar to: ↑offensive
• Derivationally related forms:
↑wickedness (for: ↑wicked), ↑skank (for: ↑skanky), ↑repel (for: ↑repellant), ↑repel (for: ↑repellent), ↑loathsomeness (for: ↑loathsome), ↑distastefulness, ↑disgustingness (for: ↑disgusting)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.