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  • 111unsavory — adjective 1. not pleasing in odor or taste • Syn: ↑distasteful, ↑unsavoury • Similar to: ↑unpalatable • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsavoriness, ↑distastefulness ( …

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  • 112dis|taste´ful|ness — dis|taste|ful «dihs TAYST fuhl», adjective. unpleasant; disagreeable; offensive: »a distasteful medicine. Cleaning out the garbage cans is a distasteful task. SYNONYM(S): repugnant. –dis|taste´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|taste´ful|ness, noun …

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  • 113dis|taste´ful|ly — dis|taste|ful «dihs TAYST fuhl», adjective. unpleasant; disagreeable; offensive: »a distasteful medicine. Cleaning out the garbage cans is a distasteful task. SYNONYM(S): repugnant. –dis|taste´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|taste´ful|ness, noun …

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  • 114dis|taste|ful — «dihs TAYST fuhl», adjective. unpleasant; disagreeable; offensive: »a distasteful medicine. Cleaning out the garbage cans is a distasteful task. SYNONYM(S): repugnant. –dis|taste´ful|ly, adverb. –dis|taste´ful|ness, noun …

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  • 115Disquietous — Dis*qui et*ous, a. Causing uneasiness. [R.] [1913 Webster] So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men. Milton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 116Distaste — Dis*taste , v. i. To be distasteful; to taste ill or disagreeable. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons, Which at the are scarce found to distaste. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 117Distaste — Dis*taste , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distasting}.] 1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike. [1913 Webster] Although my will distaste what it elected. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To offend; to… …

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  • 118Distasted — Distaste Dis*taste , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distasting}.] 1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike. [1913 Webster] Although my will distaste what it elected. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 119Distasting — Distaste Dis*taste , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distasted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distasting}.] 1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe; to dislike. [1913 Webster] Although my will distaste what it elected. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 120Grind — Grind, v. i. 1. To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn the millstones. [1913 Webster] Send thee Into the common prison, there to grind. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn grinds… …

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