adj

tasteless

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adj

Having no flavour; bland.

"The boiled chicken was completely tasteless without seasoning."

Lacking good judgement about what is appropriate; crude or offensive.

"His joke about the funeral was in extremely tasteless."

How to Use Tasteless

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishEither bland-tasting food, or something crude/offensive that shows poor judgement.

Common pairings

tasteless joke tasteless remark bland and tasteless

more tasteless comparative, most tasteless superlative

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The boiled chicken was completely _____ without seasoning.

From taste + -less.

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