Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Unpleasant; disagreeable.
  • adjective Objectionable; offensive.
  • adjective Expressing aversion or dislike.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Nauseous; unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; hence, offensive in general.
  • Indicating distaste, dissatisfaction, or dislike; repulsive; malevolent.
  • Synonyms Unpalatable, unsavory, disagreeable.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome.
  • adjective Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable.
  • adjective Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Having a bad or foul taste
  • adjective figuratively unpleasant
  • adjective offensive

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  • adjective not pleasing in odor or taste

Etymologies

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distaste +‎ -ful

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