Distastefully

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a distasteful manner.

    "Near-synonym: unpleasantly"

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a disgusting manner or to a disgusting degree wordnet
  2. 2
    in an offensively distasteful manner wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
disgustinglyrevoltinglysickeninglyunagreeablyunpleasantly

Example

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"Cracking up humorless and tasteless jokes about the dead is distastefully disrespectful to the world of the dead."

Etymology

From distasteful + -ly.

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