Disagreeable

• “Disagreeable, that is, unless one looks to the future and sees something of a silver lining.”

  From On High

• “[37] Disagreeable, that is to say, as a sister and sister-in-law.”

  A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800

• “Disagreeable neighbor, excellent comrade - Extremely light-minded, and yet very affected - Indignantly naïve, nevertheless very blasé next »”

  Excerpt: Too Much Happiness by Alice Munro

• “Disagreeable memories of botched snow removal and mounds of uncollected of trash produced by the recent blizzard were banished to Bloomberg's rear-view mirror in a 45-minute address at a theater on Staten Island.”

  The Huffington Post: Dan Collins: Mayor Bloomberg Takes On Unions, Albany

• “These usages are from pages 30 and 43 of The Dictionary of Disagreeable English, by Robert Hartwell Fiske.”

  Robert Hartwell Fiske strikes me as a prig and a bully « Motivated Grammar

• “How is it that you have found such an utterly different Robert Fiske in his Dictionary of Disagreeable English?”

  Robert Hartwell Fiske strikes me as a prig and a bully « Motivated Grammar

• “Disagreeable as it may be for some, this necessary step should not be held hostage by budget negotiations around spending and budget balancing.”

  The Huffington Post: Rep. Diana DeGette: The Debt Ceiling: Simplify the Process; Solve the Problem

• “Disagreeable people tend to be more suspicious and hostile towards others.”

  JLK's Personality Assessment Results

• ““Disagreeable in every way, Your Highness,” Volger said.”

  Simon & Schuster: LEVIATHAN

• “And yes, scientists are extremely Thinking - or, if you prefer, they're extremely Disagreeable.”

  What Summers Missed: Women, Personality, and the Sciences, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty

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