distasteful in the PONS Dictionary

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The most distasteful items were mole and bluebottle; panther, crocodile and mouse were among the other dishes noted by guests.
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Bright and distinctive colour patterns in butterflies which are distasteful to predators help communicate their toxicity or inedibility, thus preventing predation.
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Much of the material is branded distasteful and offensive.
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This system considered to be distasteful by many viewers was used until the penultimate week, from which point the judges no longer had a vote.
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His return sell-out show was a sad, distasteful affair, like expecting smoked salmon and getting a couple of kippers slapped on your plate.
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Food and drink thatin a given cultureis traditionally served hot is often considered distasteful if cold, and vice versa.
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The effect can be seen in the evolution of warning coloration (aposematism) in toxic or distasteful organisms.
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The secretion is often sticky and distasteful or toxic.
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From this perspective, a game beginning from a lost position becomes less interesting, even distasteful.
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The state has no legitimate interest in protecting any or all religions from views distasteful to them.
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