as in unpalatable
disagreeable or disgusting to the sense of taste
the array of unappetizing foods that we encountered at that cheap roadside restaurant
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Recent Examples of unappetizing
Small, light, and easy to use, the LifeStraw protects against 99.99 percent of bacteria (including E.coli and Salmonella), parasites (including Giardia and Cryptosporidium), silt, sand, and generally unappetizing cloudiness.
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Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
Additionally, sometimes the flour in the batter oxidizes, which can turn the batter an unappetizing gray color.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
All this emphasis on the role casein plays in how cheese melts also helps to explain why vegan cheese—with no casein at all—is relatively soft even when chilled and often downright unappetizing when heated.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
That’s not surprising given the unappetizing things our pets will snack on: hair ties, plastic bags, sticks, home decor and more.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
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Jen Ator, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2024
Additionally, sometimes the flour in the batter oxidizes, which can turn the batter an unappetizing gray color.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
All this emphasis on the role casein plays in how cheese melts also helps to explain why vegan cheese—with no casein at all—is relatively soft even when chilled and often downright unappetizing when heated.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
That’s not surprising given the unappetizing things our pets will snack on: hair ties, plastic bags, sticks, home decor and more.
—Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappetizing
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That leaves them poorly placed to respond in any concerted fashion to what may well be politically unpalatable proposals by Mr. Trump about how to end the war.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
19 Dec. 2024
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Livestock not native to the desert have grazed and trampled the plants tortoises like to eat, spreading unpalatable nonnative grasses in their wake.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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Fans were quick to call out Kardashian, 44, and point out the distasteful timing of these promotions, especially as people's homes were being destroyed by the flames.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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Euphemisms: These are words designed to deflect attention from something considered distasteful or unpleasant.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes,
3 Dec. 2024
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Given this area’s rich history with horrible weather and big events at this time of year, there is still a chance that the Cotton Bowl will be postponed until Saturday.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2025
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How horrible for my sweet little nephews to watch their house disappear like this.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Trump's first term was considered really bad at -4%.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
11 Jan. 2025
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That wasn't as bad as forecast, especially in areas south of the city, where temperatures rose enough to prevent icing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2025
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In an effort to protect taxpayers from potential litigation, jail time and other unsavory outcomes of tax fraud, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Coalition of Scam and Scheme Threats (CASST) released new measures surrounding how to claim the Fuel Tax Credit.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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The unsavory arrangement came to light Sunday, Jan. 12, when a man, identified as 67-year-old Cleo Spence, called the Albany Police Department to have the mom and her children evicted from his home on East Broad Avenue, officials said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
14 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But any Three Mile Island-style tech meltdown would come with awful collateral damage.—
Scott Rosenberg,
Axios,
8 Jan. 2025
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After missing 27 games with a left hamstring strain, Zion Williamson returned to the court on Tuesday night and provided one of the few gratifying moments the New Orleans Pelicans could savor during an awful season.—
William Guillory,
The Athletic,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Though their habitat occasionally overlaps with alligators, crocs prefer salt and brackish water while alligators prefer fresh water.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Jan. 2025
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The lithium will be extracted from the brackish water produced from the Smackover via the drilling of wells using traditional oil industry techniques and rigs.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2024
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These are easy ways to spruce up otherwise bland statements.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The young actors are excellent, their bland surroundings coolly captured by Raphaël Vandenbussche’s easygoing camera.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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