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disagreeable [ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbəl] adj
1. not likable, esp bad-tempered, offensive, or disobliging disagreeable remarks 2. not to one's liking; unpleasant a disagreeable task disagreeableness , disagreeability n disagreeably adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
disagreeable adjective 1. nasty, offensive, disgusting, unpleasant, distasteful, horrid, repellent, unsavoury, obnoxious, unpalatable, displeasing, repulsive, objectionable, repugnant, uninviting, yucky or yukky (slang) a disagreeable odour nasty nice, lovely, pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, agreeable 2. ill-natured, difficult, nasty, cross, contrary, unpleasant, rude, irritable, unfriendly, bad-tempered, surly, churlish, brusque, tetchy, ratty (Brit. & N.Z. informal), peevish, ungracious, disobliging, unlikable or unlikeable He's a shallow, disagreeable man. ill-natured nice, friendly, lovely, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, congenial, good-natured Translations disagreeable [ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbl] ADJ 1. (= unpleasant) [experience, task] → desagradable she was very disagreeable to us → nos trató con bastante aspereza 2. (= bad-tempered) [person] → desagradable, antipático; [tone of voice] → malhumorado, áspero he's rather disagreeable in the mornings → por la mañana suele estar de bastante mal humor disagreeable [ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbəl] adj [person] → désagréable to be disagreeable to sb, to be disagreeable towards sb [person] → être désagréable avec qn, être désagréable envers qn [experience, incident, situation] → désagréable; [smell, colour] → désagréable to be disagreeable to sb [sight, flavour] → être désagréable à qn disagreeable adj → unangenehm; person → unsympathisch disagreeable [ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbl] adj (gen) → spiacevole; (weather) → brutto/a; (person) → antipatico/a; (tone of voice) → sgradevole disagreeable [ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbl] adj (gen) → spiacevole; (weather) → brutto/a; (person) → antipatico/a; (tone of voice) → sgradevole How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Then the many are of another mind; they think that justice is to be reckoned in the troublesome class, among goods which are to be pursued for the sake of rewards and of reputation, but in themselves are disagreeable and rather to be avoided. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was discovered to be proud; to be above his company, and above being pleased; and not all his large estate in Derbyshire could then save him from having a most forbidding, disagreeable countenance, and being unworthy to be compared with his friend. Modern education includes morality; therefore the modern child seeks only entertainment in its wonder tales and gladly dispenses with all disagreeable incident. |
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