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† disˈtastive, a. (n.) Obs.
[f. as prec. + -ive.]
1. Feeling or expressing distaste or dislike.
1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. xv. §10 (R.) Such fleering pick-thanks, that blow them [my faults] stronger into your unwilling and distastiue ear.
2. Disgusting, unpleasant, offensive.
1600Newe Metamorphosis (Nares), Thus did they finishe their distastive songe. 1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. iii. §8 A Niding, a word of such disgrace, and so distastiue vnto the English. 1642Sir E. Dering Sp. on Relig. x. 78 Some endeavours of mine..reported more distastive than before.
B. n. Anything unpleasant or distasteful.
1654Whitlock Zootomia 384 Pride..jealousie..or other Distastives incident to that part of advise, called Reproofe. |