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undelicious

undelicious

1 5.5
Not pleasant to taste, smell, or touch
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌndɪˈlɪʃəs/
translation icon : desabrido
  • The cake, which looked beautiful, was surprisingly undelicious and left a bad aftertaste.

Examples

  • The ones that were manageable made tough, undelicious results.

    Blog text (15)
  • They eat their undelicious pie at all hours.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • And the decidedly undelicious icing on this cake of CSR woe?

    Blog text (1)
  • He taught people to readjust their judgment of "quality" from an axis of cheap to expensive to an axis of undelicious to delicious, which is—get real now—precisely how the world should be.

    Blog text (16)
  • The soup was too salty and tasted completely undelicious.

  • After trying the undelicious dish at the restaurant, we decided not to return.

Synonyms

unpleasant
vsundelicious
215 1.0

Not nice and causing discomfort or unhappiness

narrows that general displeasure to a bad taste in the mouth
bitter
vsundelicious
81 1.0

Having a sharp, unpleasant taste that is not sweet

is about tasting bad in general not only a sharp or harsh note
intolerable
vsundelicious
42 4.9

So unpleasant or painful that you cannot bear it

refers only to an unpleasant taste rather than serious nonfood problems
yucky
vsundelicious
  • Informal
22 6.8

Not pleasant to taste or smell

is about a bad taste but less childish and more neutral
atrocious
vsundelicious
19 7.0

Being very bad and of low quality

is specifically about an unpleasant taste rather than broad extremity
insipid
vsundelicious
17 7.3

Having little taste and being boring

is about a bad flavor rather than absence of flavor or interest
tasteless
vsundelicious
11 2.6

Having little or no flavor when you eat it

signals an actively bad taste rather than tastelessness
unpalatable
vsundelicious
9 7.4

Tastes bad or is hard to accept

is a straightforward label for something tasting bad rather than complex dislike
acrid
vsundelicious
8 6.7

A strong, unpleasant sharp taste or smell

is about being unpleasant in taste without implying sharpness or bitterness
disagreeable
vsundelicious
6 3.9

Unpleasant to do or feel and causing annoyance

is stronger and refers directly to tasting bad
revolting
vsundelicious
6 4.9

Very unpleasant and likely to make you feel disgusted

is milder, meaning simply that something tastes bad without strong revulsion
godawful
vsundelicious
  • Informal
4 8.2

Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality

is limited to describing the bad taste rather than overall poor quality
unappetizing
vsundelicious
4 4.8

Not looking, smelling, or tasting good so you do not want to eat it

focuses specifically on the bad taste rather than appearance or smell
flavorless
vsundelicious
  • US
4 3.5

Food that has little or no taste and seems bland

is different by meaning bad taste rather than having no taste
distasteful
vsundelicious
1 4.8

Having an unpleasant taste or smell

is similar but stresses tasting bad specifically rather than any offense
unsavory
vsundelicious
  • US
1 6.5

Something that smells or tastes bad

centres on tasting bad rather than only being off-putting socially
unpleasing
vsundelicious
1 4.8

Unpleasant to the senses, like a bitter taste or bright light

is specifically about an unpleasant taste rather than general displeasure
untasty
vsundelicious
4.9

Food or a dish that is not pleasant to eat because it has little taste

is similarly about bad taste but is more negative overall
unpleasurable
vsundelicious
6.5

Not enjoyable, like a bitter taste or a long wait

focuses specifically on the bad taste rather than broad lack of pleasure
bitterish
vsundelicious
5.1

Being slightly sharp and unpleasant in taste or feeling

is more broadly negative about flavor rather than indicating bitterness degree
embittered
vsundelicious
5.3

Having a sharp, unpleasant taste like burnt or overcooked food

describes bad taste overall rather than the result of being made bitter
savorless
vsundelicious
  • US
7.5

Having very little taste

focuses on unpleasant taste rather than simple lack of flavor

Antonyms

419 1.0

Very pleasant to taste

175 1.0

Food or drink with a pleasant flavor that people enjoy

How Tasty

delicious
419 1.0
tasty
175 1.0
bland
23 2.0
undelicious
1 5.5
disgusting
531 1.3
inedible
11 4.5

Surface Forms

undelicious positive

Morphology

undelicious = delicious (transparent) = un + delicious

This is a regular negative prefixation: 'un-' reverses the positive meaning of 'delicious'.

Etymology

Undelicious is made from un- 'not' plus delicious 'very tasty'. So undelicious means 'not tasty' and is used for food, smells, or even experiences that feel unpleasant.