disˈtasting, ppl. a.
[f. as prec. + -ing2.]
That distastes.
1. Feeling or showing distaste or dislike.
| 1654 Whitlock Zootomia 460 Slander, Backbiting, Detraction..entertaine them with..excusing Tongue, or distasting Silence. 1821 Lamb Elia Ser. i. Old & New Schoolm., Doomed to read tedious homilies to distasting schoolboys. |
2. Causing distaste; displeasing, offensive.
| 1603 Harsnet Pop. Impost. 53 For say anything distasting to them..ye shall be sure to have the Devil put upon you for your labour. 1671 J. Flavel Fount Life ii. 4 If there be something ravishing..there is also something distasting. |