tasteless

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Etymology

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From taste +‎ -less.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈteɪstləs/
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Adjective

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tasteless (comparative more tasteless, superlative most tasteless)

  1. Having no flavour; bland; insipid.
    Hypernym: untasty
    Coordinate term: distasteful
    Near-synonym: untasteable
    They accused the cook of being a hack, claiming that the soup was tasteless.
  2. Lacking delicacy, refinement, and good taste; unbecoming; crass.
    Synonyms: untasteful; see also Thesaurus:gaudy
    Antonym: tasteful
    They accused the designer of being a tasteless hack.
    That was a rather tasteless attack on the designer, especially given that many people like the design.

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