distastefully
1
6.7
- adverb
- /dɪsˈteɪstfəlɪ/
:
desagradablemente
- The rest are eating; Tom keeps looking at his plate distastefully.
- say distastefully
- look distastefully
Examples
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It's distastefully put, Lark, but it's true.
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She distastefully rejected the idea of eating snails for dinner.
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"Get into things?" Distastefully, she stirred her coffee and added cream.
Fiction book (1998) -
" No, " she said distastefully, " you haven't changed.
Fiction book (1991) -
"A prizefight?" she asked distastefully.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Cousin," replied Shamus, somewhat distastefully.
Fiction book (2000) -
He looked distastefully at the messy room, unable to hide his disgust.
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The chef served the dish distastefully, clearly unhappy with how it turned out.
Synonyms
15
4.5
In a rude or unpleasant way that upsets people
13
4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
5
2.7
In a way that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable
4
7.5
In a way that shows you have no respect for someone or something
4
7.3
In a way that makes you feel disgusted or want to throw up
4
6.0
In a way that shows strong dislike and disrespect
3
8.2
In a very rude and cruel way
3
7.3
With a look or voice that shows strong dislike and no respect
3
7.3
In a way that shows you do not respect someone and say bad things about them
3
3.9
In a way that shows you do not agree with or like something
3
4.6
In a way that makes people feel ashamed
2
5.9
In a rude way that tries to hurt someone's feelings
2
5.1
In an unpleasant, angry, or mean way
1
6.6
In a way that shows strong dislike and anger
1
7.0
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone for bad or cruel actions
1
8.1
In a way that says something is bad
1
6.6
In a way that shows blame or unhappiness
1
7.9
In a very bad, shameful way that deserves strong criticism
1
7.7
In a way that causes strong disgust
1
7.2
In a way that causes strong disgust or dislike
1
8.2
In a very cruel and unfair way
1
7.2
In a way that shows disrespect toward someone or something
1
8.6
In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval
1
9.7
In a way that makes people strongly dislike someone
1
7.8
In a very strong and unpleasant way that is easy to notice
1
5.8
In an unpleasant or rude way
1
8.2
In a rude way that shows no respect for others
In a way that makes people feel very disgusted or angry
In a way that makes people feel strong dislike or disgust
In a way that many people find rude or offensive
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
In a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
In a rude, insulting way that shows clear disrespect
In a rude way that shows you think someone is silly
In a way that shows disapproval or criticism
In a way that makes someone or something look bad
In a way that shows little respect for someone or their work
Antonyms
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
distastefully = distasteful (semi-transparent) = dis + taste + ful + ly
The adverb is formed in a fully regular way from the adjective 'distasteful' by adding '-ly' to mean 'in a distasteful manner'.
Etymology
Distastefully comes from the prefix dis- meaning 'not' and the word taste, which means both the 'sense of flavor' and your 'sense of what is good'. So to act distastefully is to act in a way that shows 'dislike' or 'poor taste', which is why it means doing something offensive or unpleasant.