tasteless

adjective

taste·​less ˈtāst-ləs How to pronounce tasteless (audio)
1
a
: having no taste : insipid
tasteless vegetables
b
: arousing no interest : dull
2
: not having or exhibiting good taste
a tasteless joke
tastelessly adverb
tastelessness noun

Examples of tasteless in a Sentence

a vulgar and tasteless publicity stunt
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Setting aside the general question of how necessary this show is to begin with, nothing here comes across as particularly tasteless. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024 Who is Tony Hinchcliffe? Hinchcliffe, raised in Youngstown, Ohio, is a stand-up comedian who specializes in the roast style, in which comedians take the podium to needle a celebrity victim with personal and often tasteless jokes. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024 Companies like Ripple, Sprinkle, and Ebb are making increasingly tasteless and odorless powders with relatively fast activation times. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024 Plenty of people would call it gaudy and outré, an immature demand for attention or a tasteless attempt to secure superficial status. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tasteless 

Word History

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of tasteless was in 1591

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“Tasteless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasteless. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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tasteless

adjective
taste·​less ˈtāst-ləs How to pronounce tasteless (audio)
1
: lacking flavor : flat
tasteless soup
2
: not having or showing good taste
a tasteless joke
tastelessly adverb
tastelessness noun

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