distastefully

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adverb

In a distasteful manner.

“Near-synonym: unpleasantly”

Similar
unpleasantlydisgustinglyrevoltinglysickeningly
Opposite
tastilydeliciouslyscrumptiouslyimproperlyoffputtingly
OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English distasteful →
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Meanings

adverbdistastefully (comparative more distastefully, superlative most distastefully)

comparative more distastefully · superlative most distastefully

  1. In a distasteful manner.

    Near-synonym: unpleasantly

    2 more examples

    The soup was distastefully crammed with every spice from the spice cabinet.

    The meeting was distastefully crammed with trivial agenda items.

    Synonyms: unpleasantly · Antonyms: tastily, deliciously, scrumptiously, improperly, offputtingly

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn a distasteful manner.

Similar
unpleasantly
Opposite
tastilydeliciouslyscrumptiouslyimproperlyoffputtingly

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree

Similar
disgustinglyrevoltinglysickeningly
Also see
disgustinglyrevoltinglysickeninglyunagreeably

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishdistasteful
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishdistastefully

From distasteful + -ly.

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