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: not having or exhibiting good taste
a tasteless joke
tastelessly
adverb
tastelessness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of tasteless in a Sentence
a vulgar and tasteless publicity stunt
Recent Examples on the Web
He was served entrees that are stale and tasteless, while the owner is aloof and the kitchen staff is uninterested.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Scorsese makes every scene look and sound like a tasteless asshole’s vision of paradise, with tacky locations and stupid needle drops.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
The East Coast socialites Capote fawns over are lacquered gorgons (for whom the show occasionally sheds crocodile tears, as in the case of Paley’s cancer diagnosis); the Hollywood crowd that takes him in is tasteless lightweights.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Pork chops can be tricky to cook exactly right, with some recipes and cooking methods yielding dry, tasteless cuts of meat.
—Adam Dolge, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
Rife, a TikTok megastar currently on a world tour that is sold out through October 2024, went viral this week for a minute or so of tasteless material at the top of his first Netflix special, Natural Selection, which premiered earlier this month.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2023
Specifically, altering the quantity or type of flour can completely derail your baking project; adding a little too much flour can lead to dry, crackly bread dough, thick, tasteless cookies, or gummy cake.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
The impetus for that speech is Mary, whose full name, Mary Lamb, is an unspeakably tasteless joke to play on a grieving mother at Christmastime.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Maybe cigarettes weren’t even that bad, Kate thought, forcing herself to swallow the tasteless chocolate.
—Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Scorsese makes every scene look and sound like a tasteless asshole’s vision of paradise, with tacky locations and stupid needle drops.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
The East Coast socialites Capote fawns over are lacquered gorgons (for whom the show occasionally sheds crocodile tears, as in the case of Paley’s cancer diagnosis); the Hollywood crowd that takes him in is tasteless lightweights.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2024
Pork chops can be tricky to cook exactly right, with some recipes and cooking methods yielding dry, tasteless cuts of meat.
—Adam Dolge, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2023
Rife, a TikTok megastar currently on a world tour that is sold out through October 2024, went viral this week for a minute or so of tasteless material at the top of his first Netflix special, Natural Selection, which premiered earlier this month.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2023
Specifically, altering the quantity or type of flour can completely derail your baking project; adding a little too much flour can lead to dry, crackly bread dough, thick, tasteless cookies, or gummy cake.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2023
The impetus for that speech is Mary, whose full name, Mary Lamb, is an unspeakably tasteless joke to play on a grieving mother at Christmastime.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Maybe cigarettes weren’t even that bad, Kate thought, forcing herself to swallow the tasteless chocolate.
—Emma Cline, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Tasteless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasteless. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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