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: 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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Keep those putrid flowers and tasteless box of chocolates this Valentine's Day, because this is the only acceptable sign of true love.
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Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The trace amount of peanut butter filling is just short of tasteless.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless poisonous gas that at high levels can cause loss of consciousness and death.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The food was heavy, generally tasteless, mostly gray.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The trace amount of peanut butter filling is just short of tasteless.
—Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless poisonous gas that at high levels can cause loss of consciousness and death.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The food was heavy, generally tasteless, mostly gray.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Tasteless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasteless. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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