displeasing

  • 11Displeasingly — Displeasing Dis*pleas ing, a. Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable. {Dis*pleas ing*ly}, adv. {Dis*pleas ing*ness}, n. Locke. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Displeasingness — Displeasing Dis*pleas ing, a. Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive; disagreeable. {Dis*pleas ing*ly}, adv. {Dis*pleas ing*ness}, n. Locke. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 13Saṃsāra (Buddhism) — IAST|Saṃsāra, the Sanskrit and Pāli term for continuous movement or continuous flowing refers in Buddhism to the concept of a cycle of birth (jāti) and consequent decay and death (IAST|jarāmaraṇa), in which all beings in the universe participate… …

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  • 14ugly — 1. adjective /ʌɡli/ a) Displeasing to the eye; not aesthetically pleasing. He played an ugly trick on us. b) Displeasing to the ear or some other sense. Syn: hideous, homely, repulsive …

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  • 15displeasingly — adverb in a displeasing manner he made displeasingly cutting remarks about his friends • Derived from adjective: ↑displeasing * * * adverb : in a displeasing manner making displeasingly cutting remarks about one s friends * * * displeasˈingly …

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  • 16Contrition — Con*tri tion, n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.] 1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition; friction; rubbing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The breaking of their parts into less parts by contrition. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. The state …

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  • 17Distasteful — Dis*taste ful, a. 1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. [1913 Webster] Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly actions …

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  • 18Distastefully — Distasteful Dis*taste ful, a. 1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. [1913 Webster] Distasteful answer, and sometimes… …

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  • 19Distastefulness — Distasteful Dis*taste ful, a. 1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous; loathsome. [1913 Webster] 2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as, a distasteful truth. [1913 Webster] Distasteful answer, and sometimes… …

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  • 20League offensive and defensive — Offensive Of*fen sive, a. [Cf. F. offensif. See {Offend}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words. [1913 Webster] 2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable;… …

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