tastelessly


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taste·less

 (tāst′lĭs)
adj.
1. Lacking flavor; insipid.
2. Not having or showing good taste.

taste′less·ly adv.
taste′less·ness n.
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Adv.1.tastelessly - without taste or in poor taste; in a tasteless manner; "the house was tastelessly decorated"
tastefully, tastily - with taste; in a tasteful manner; "the house was tastefully decorated"
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Translations
بِدون ذَوْق
nevkusně
ízetlenülízléstelenül
smekklaust

tastelessly

[ˈteɪstlɪslɪ] ADVcon mal gusto
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tastelessly

advgeschmacklos; tastelessly inappropriategeschmacklos und unangebracht; tastelessly extravagantgeschmacklos extravagant; her ordeal was handled tastelessly in the pressihre Tortur wurde in der Presse geschmacklos behandelt
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tastelessly

[ˈteɪstlɪslɪ] advsenza gusto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

taste

(teist) verb
1. to be aware of, or recognize, the flavour of something. I can taste ginger in this cake.
2. to test or find out the flavour or quality of (food etc) by eating or drinking a little of it. Please taste this and tell me if it is too sweet.
3. to have a particular flavour or other quality that is noticed through the act of tasting. This milk tastes sour; The sauce tastes of garlic.
4. to eat (food) especially with enjoyment. I haven't tasted such a beautiful curry for ages.
5. to experience. He tasted the delights of country life.
noun
1. one of the five senses, the sense by which we are aware of flavour. one's sense of taste; bitter to the taste.
2. the quality or flavour of anything that is known through this sense. This wine has an unusual taste.
3. an act of tasting or a small quantity of food etc for tasting. Do have a taste of this cake!
4. a liking or preference. a taste for music; a queer taste in books; expensive tastes.
5. the ability to judge what is suitable in behaviour, dress etc or what is fine and beautiful. She shows good taste in clothes; a man of taste; That joke was in good/bad taste.
ˈtasteful adjective
showing good judgement or taste. a tasteful flower arrangement.
ˈtastefully adverb
ˈtastefulness noun
ˈtasteless adjective
1. lacking flavour. tasteless food.
2. showing a lack of good taste or judgement. tasteless behaviour.
ˈtastelessly adverb
ˈtastelessness noun
-tasting
having a (particular kind of) taste. a sweet-tasting liquid.
ˈtasty adjective
having a good, especially savoury, flavour. tasty food.
ˈtastiness noun
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References in classic literature ?
These were a tall man with a stooping figure, and huge hands, in an old coat too short for him, with black, simple, and yet terrible eyes, and a pockmarked, kind-looking woman, very badly and tastelessly dressed.
The first glance round showed it to be scrupulously clean, and solidly and tastelessly furnished.
For the media, it clearly made for a sensational story, accompanied by an even more sensational photo - tastelessly left uncensored by many news outlets.
Broony then targeted MacLean's replacement, Uche Ikpeazu, by celebrating tastelessly in the big striker's face at full-time.
this attack on those who refuse to see the light would be tastelessly
It prompted the local newspaper to scream: 'Woeful England fail to show up for the fight' and tastelessly brand England's campaign "the worst organised since Gallipoli."
Is it any wonder then that he used another media outlet to tastelessly generate interest in last week's show, an edition in which he played to the idiotic conspiracy theorists who would deny Russian involvement in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal.
However, to avoid "regular ugly dates" with shop owners and mechanics, as well as untimely engine and transmission replacements, go for cars that either have extensive and well-documented service histories, or have undergone thorough checks to sniff out mechanical time bombs lurking just under the surface.Hi Baraza,I couldn't help but chuckle when you advised the fellow inquiring about the Fielder, Sienta, Voxy to "do" his Voxy properly and not tastelessly by attaching a spade to the back door or a snorkel to the front-quarter panels.
In introducing Borzutzky's selection in Angels of the Americlypse, Johannes Goransson hypothesizes that he "doesn't fit in smoothly with contemporary American poetry's scene." Not only is his writing "tastelessly grotesque," it "rejects the kind of refined distance that has long been the hallmark of American poetry." Like Borzutzky, the reading's four poets "bring in lineages, materials, and influences" (22) that challenge the dominant culture's security and complacency.