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adjective. us / ˌdɪs·əˈɡri·ə·bəl / Add to word list. unpleasant; unattractive: The drinking water had a disagreeable oily taste. (Definition of disagreeable from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of disagreeable. disagreeable.
What does the word disagreeable mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word disagreeable , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
The meaning of DISAGREEABLE is causing discomfort : unpleasant, offensive. How to use disagreeable in a sentence.
disagreeably (dɪsəgriːəbli ) adverb [usually ADVERB adjective, oft ADVERB with verb] The taste is bitter and disagreeably pungent. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Someone who is disagreeable is unfriendly or unhelpful. He's a shallow, disagreeable man.
If something is disagreeable, it's unpleasant, like the disagreeable smell of your wet sneakers. And if a person is disagreeable, they're rude or irritable, like your disagreeable upstairs neighbor.
formal us / ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.ə.b ə l / uk / ˌdɪs.əˈɡriː.ə.b ə l / Add to word list. unpleasant: a disagreeable young man. She said some very disagreeable things. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally. apocalyptic. frightful. from hell idiom. fun. ghastliness. Gothically. noxiously.
(of a person) rude and unfriendly synonym unpleasant. a disagreeable bad-tempered man. Are you always as disagreeable as this when you don’t get what you want? a rather disagreeable woman. Topics Personal qualities c1. opposite agreeable. Word Origin. See disagreeable in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: disagreeable.
