disagreeable

disagreeable
disagreeableness, disagreeability, n.disagreeably, adv.
/dis'euh gree"euh beuhl/, adj.
1. contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
2. unpleasant in manner or nature; unamiable: a thoroughly disagreeable person.
n.
3. an unpleasant or repugnant circumstance, attribute, thing, etc.: Bent on being cheerful, he suppressed any mention of the disagreeable in our conversation.
4. disagreeables, the disagreeable aspects of a situation, course of action, etc.: The pleasant features of the arrangement far outweigh the disagreeables.
[1350-1400; ME < MF desagreable. See DIS-1, AGREEABLE]
Syn. 2. cross, grouchy, surly, testy.

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