English → Latin
“distasteful” in Latin
afferōto carry forth; to bring forth; conduct; to bring, bear, convey or carry information, report, announce, inform, publish,taeterfoul, noisome, disgusting (smell); offensive, revolting, foul; shocking, hideous, loathsomeodiōsushateful, odious, vexatious, offensive, unpleasant, disagreeable, annoying, troublesomemolestustroublesome, irksome, grievous, annoying, tiresomeingrātusunpleasant, disagreeable; thankless; ungratefulsaporA taste, flavor, savor.; A sense of taste.; A smell, scent, odor.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
distasteful
fastidium creans or afferens (of things): teter (nasty, of taste, smell, and looks; e.g., aqua, sapor, odor, etc.): odiosus (loathsome, hateful): molestus: ingratus (opposed to jucundus): anything is distasteful to anybody; Vid: To DISPLEASE, or “to cause displeasure.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for distasteful?
- The usual Latin words for “distasteful” are afferō, taeter, odiōsus; also molestus, ingrātus, sapor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.