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  • 51disreputable — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [In ill repute] Syn. low, objectionable, discreditable, unsavory; see dishonest 2 , offensive 2 , shameful 1 , 2 . 2. [Suggestive of ill repute] Syn. seedy, shabby, down at heel; see dirty 1 , shabby 1 . II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 52Pungency — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pungency >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pungency pungency piquancy poignancy haut gout strong taste twang race GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 sharpness sharpness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 2 acrimony acr …

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  • 53Unsavoriness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unsavoriness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unsavoriness unsavoriness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 amaritude amaritude Sgm: N 1 acrimony acrimony acridity Sgm: N 1 roughness roughness &c.(sour) 397 Sgm: N …

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  • 54Pander —    The verb pander means to cater to, or profit by, the vices of others. But for centuries it meant to act as a go between in clandestine love affairs. Pandaro was a character in Boccaccio s Filostrato. He was the cousin of Cressida and, living… …

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  • 55distasteful — adjective 1) distasteful behavior Syn: unpleasant, disagreeable, displeasing, undesirable; objectionable, offensive, unsavory, unpalatable, obnoxious; disgusting, repellent, repulsive, revolting, repugnant, abhorrent, loathsome …

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  • 56undesirable — 1. adjective 1) undesirable side effects Syn: unpleasant, disagreeable, objectionable, nasty, unwelcome, unwanted, unfortunate, inconvenient, infelicitous Ant: pleasant 2) some very undesirable people …

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  • 57bad — adj 1. virtueless, unrighteous, godless, impious, ungodly; immoral, amoral, nonmoral, unmoral, unprincipled, reprobate; corrupt, depraved, perverted, profligate, dissolute, libertine, abandoned, licentious; unscrupulous, dishonest, crooked,… …

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  • 58disgustingness — noun 1. extreme unpalatability to the mouth • Syn: ↑distastefulness, ↑nauseatingness, ↑sickeningness, ↑unsavoriness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsavory (for: ↑unsavoriness …

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  • 59distasteful — adjective 1. not pleasing in odor or taste • Syn: ↑unsavory, ↑unsavoury • Similar to: ↑unpalatable • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsavoriness (for: ↑ …

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  • 60un|sa´vor|i|ness — un|sa|vor|y «uhn SAY vuhr ee, SAYV ree», adjective. 1. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful: »a most unsavory medicine. 2. Figurative. morally unpleasant; offensive or dubious: »an unsavory reputation. 3. tasteless; insipid. –un|sa´vor|i|l …

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