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tasteless

[ teyst-lis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having no taste or flavor; insipid.
dull; uninteresting.
lacking in aesthetic quality or capacity; devoid of good taste:
a houseful of tasteless furnishings; a tasteless director of stale, dreary films.
lacking in politeness, seemliness, tact, etc.; unmannerly; insensitive:
a tasteless remark.
lacking the physical sense of taste.

tasteless

/ ˈteɪstlɪs /

First recorded in 1585–95; taste + -less

The tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.

The claim by Hamas was just another tasteless tactic in the never-ending psychological war on Israel.

They treated his rantings as a tasteless form of benign political posturing.

After making a tasteless knock-knock joke in court, West celebrated by eating ice cream with his daughters.

The Sacramento Bee went on to publish a tasteless cartoon making the same point.

The good Hindoos amuse themselves for hours together with these tasteless repetitions.

The flesh of the sting-rae was not pleasant to eat, being rather tough and tasteless, so I used it as a bait for sharks.

Its unpalatable character led to various devices to render it tasteless and make it more acceptable to the stomach.

However, there must be many Arthur Dillons, the Irish being so numerous, and tasteless in the matter of names.

It crystallises in pearly white plates, which are odourless and almost tasteless.

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