Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a displeasing or offensive manner.
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- adverb In a
distasteful manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree
- adverb in an offensively distasteful manner
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Examples
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Of course he could be arrogant and truculent and had the unhappy knack of misjudging social situations and making distastefully ribald remarks.
Fred Trueman: the good, the bad and the grouchy | Rob Bagchi 2011
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Despite all the problems in the world of sports, Occupy or the people that keep it going have not noticeably reacted distastefully to any of its excesses and corruption.
Jonathan Silverstone: #OccupyLA ... Angels? Jonathan Silverstone 2012
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I haven't read the book, but I genuinely hope that it's not as distastefully corny as the two hour schlock it produced.
Chris Krapek: Drew Peterson: Untouchable Is a Repugnant TV Movie Chris Krapek 2012
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Even more distastefully, Nancy sought shelter at the home of her high-school math teacher, Mr. Schiff (Richard Dreyfuss, the only cast member more irritating than Parker in the lame new movie RED), who took her virginity before trying to take his own life.
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I haven't read the book, but I genuinely hope that it's not as distastefully corny as the two hour schlock it produced.
Chris Krapek: Drew Peterson: Untouchable Is a Repugnant TV Movie Chris Krapek 2012
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I haven't read the book, but I genuinely hope that it's not as distastefully corny as the two hour schlock it produced.
Chris Krapek: Drew Peterson: Untouchable Is a Repugnant TV Movie Chris Krapek 2012
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I quite agree that defenders of the Bush policy have been distastefully glib about sleep deprivation and waterboarding.
The Five Techniques 2009
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Human sacrifice was exceptionally rare and viewed distastefully in Rome, but that did not stop the Romans from burying alive Greek and Gallic men and women in the oldest forum of the city to secure divine favor when Hannibal was marauding around Italy, massacring all the legions sent against him.
An Empire of the Mediterranean Adrian Goldsworthy 2011
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Freddie turned his head to Natalie and his thin lips curled up distastefully, and his pale brown eyes sparkled with glee and madness.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Yogi’s Review Forum 2009
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Domino's Pizza president Patrick Doyle didn't wait for the media to call him when a prank video was posted on YouTube showing staff seemingly distastefully tampering with food apparently destined for public consumption.
When Sorry is Not Enough John Greenwood 2011
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