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tastelessly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a tasteless manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a tastelessly ill-timed joke

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

Such that it cannot be detected by the sense of taste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

without taste or in poor taste; in a tasteless manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the house was tastelessly decorated

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: tastefully

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English tasteless Middle English -ly English -ly English tastelessly From tasteless + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mauttomasti — In a tasteless manner
  • Greek: άγευστα (ágefsta) — In a tasteless manner
  • Khmer: កក្រោះ (kâ'kraŏh) — In a tasteless manner