disgustful

[ dis-guhst-fuhl, dih-skuhst- ]

/ dɪsˈgʌst fəl, dɪˈskʌst- /

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adjective

causing disgust; nauseous; offensive.

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Origin of disgustful

First recorded in 1605–15; disgust + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM disgustful

dis·gust·ful·ly, adverb

Words nearby disgustful

disgregate, disgruntle, disgruntled, disguise, disgust, disgustful, disgusting, dish, dishabille, dishabituate, dish aerial

How to use disgustful in a sentence

He went out but little, and then, she opined with a disgustful sniff, for purposes strictly alcoholic.
Average Jones|Samuel Hopkins Adams
No favouritism can sustain a ministry which has become disgustful to the nation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXLII. Vol. LV. April, 1844|Various
But nothing could be more disgustful than the 80,000l. which the Company had divided amongst themselves.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
When once this higher flavor of stimulus has been tasted, all that is less becomes vapid and disgustful.
Gamblers and Gambling|Henry Ward Beecher

"I'm through with that bunch down there," he said in the tone of deep, disgustful renunciation.
The Duke Of Chimney Butte|G. W. Ogden