distasteful
Example Sentences
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It was as distasteful a segment as you’d expect from “Update,” yet also somehow straddled the line between wallowing in the scandal and mining some genuine laughs out of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The Alexanders’ lawyers argued that while the brothers’ behavior could be distasteful and crude, it didn’t amount to a federal crime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
The frontman took umbrage at Jackson presenting himself as a messianic figure, protecting hundreds of children, calling the display "distasteful and crap".
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
Any evidence to the contrary is dismissed as airy-fairy daydreaming or a distasteful fluke.
From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025
The signs had been there since he could walk, and he perfected the more distasteful aspects of his personality as he lurched into manhood and assumed his responsibilities.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Vocabulary lists containing distasteful
Power Suffix: -ful
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