2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions. Milton.
3. Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive. "Distasteful looks." Shak.
Syn.
— Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing;
dissatisfactory; disgusting. - Dis*taste"ful*ly, adv.
— Dis*taste"ful*ness, n.
DISTASTEIVE
Dis*taste"ive, a.
Defn: Tending to excite distaste. [Obs.] — n.
Defn: That which excites distaste or aversion. [Obs.] Whitlock.
DISTASTURE
Dis*tas"ture, n.
Defn: Something which excites distaste or disgust. [Obs.] Speed.
DISTEMPER Dis*tem"per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distempered; p. pr. & vb. n. Distempering.] Etym: [OF. destemprer, destremper, to distemper, F. détremper to soak, soften, slake (lime); pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. temprer, tremper, F. tremper, L. temperare to mingle in due proportion. See Temper, and cf. Destemprer.]
1. To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to change the due proportions of. [Obs.] When . . . the humors in his body ben distempered. Chaucer.