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distastefully

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
dis-taste-ful-ly
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a distasteful manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English distasteful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English distastefully From distasteful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more distastefully (comparative) most distastefully (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

untastefully

Synonyms

unpleasantly disgustingly revoltingly sickeningly

Antonyms

tastily deliciously scrumptiously improperly offputtingly

Questions

What does distastefully mean?
In a distasteful manner.
Where does distastefully come from?
Etymology tree English distasteful Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English distastefully From distasteful + -ly.

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