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: not having or exhibiting good taste
a tasteless joke
tastelessly
adverb
tastelessness
noun
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Examples of tasteless in a Sentence
a vulgar and tasteless publicity stunt
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The first film had charm and heart, while Daddy’s Home 2 is mostly a tacky, tasteless affair.
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Most commercially available types are predominately made of soybean oil, making the flavor mild and nearly tasteless.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Particularly, with the juxtaposition of the tragedy of the fires makes the kind of vain posturing look more tasteless.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
But more is at play in The Substance, which is also tasteless, silly, and — even at its grossest — easy to digest.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Most commercially available types are predominately made of soybean oil, making the flavor mild and nearly tasteless.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 4 Feb. 2025
Particularly, with the juxtaposition of the tragedy of the fires makes the kind of vain posturing look more tasteless.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
But more is at play in The Substance, which is also tasteless, silly, and — even at its grossest — easy to digest.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Tasteless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasteless. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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