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Disagreeable definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DISAGREEABLE, a.
1. Contrary; unsuitable; not conformable; not congruous. [Little used.]
This conduct was disagreeable to her natural sincerity.
2. Unpleasing; offensive to the mind, or to the sense; but expressing less than disgusting and odious. Behavior may be disagreeable to our minds; food may be disagreeable to the taste; many things are disagreeable to the sight; sounds may be disagreeable to the ear, and odors to the smell. Whatever is disagreeable gives some pain or uneasiness.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: not to your liking; "a disagreeable situation" [ant: agreeable]
2: unpleasant to interact with; "a disagreeable old man"
3: not agreeing with your tastes or expectations; "found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it"; "a job temperamentally unsympathetic to him" [syn: disagreeable, unsympathetic]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. causing discomfort ; unpleasant, offensive <a disagreeable odor> 2. marked by ill temper ; peevish <a disagreeable person> • disagreeableness noun • disagreeably adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 unpleasant, not to one's liking. 2 quarrelsome; rude or bad-tempered. Derivatives: disagreeableness n. disagreeably adv. Etymology: ME f. OF desagreable (as DIS-, AGREEABLE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Disagreeable Dis`a*gree"a*ble, a. [Cf. F. d['e]sagr['e]able.] 1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary; unsuitable. Preach you truly the doctrine which you have received, and each nothing that is disagreeable thereunto. --Udall. 2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses; displeasing; unpleasant. That which is disagreeable to one is many times agreeable to another, or disagreeable in a less degree. --Wollaston.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. Something that is disagreeable is rather unpleasant. ...a disagreeable odour. ? agreeable ADJ • disagreeably The taste is bitter and disagreeably pungent. ADV: usu ADV adj, also ADV with v 2. Someone who is disagreeable is unfriendly or unhelpful. He's a shallow, disagreeable man. ADJ: usu ADJ n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Unpleasant, unpleasing, displeasing, distasteful, offensive.

Moby Thesaurus

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