disagreeable

«disagreeable» in Mova's school dictionary: Unpleasant, not nice to experience, as in «a disagreeable… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (disagreeable; more disagreeable, most disagreeable); adverb disagreeably

meaning for a pupil

1) Unpleasant, not nice to experience, as in «a disagreeable smell». tree →

2) Unfriendly, bad-tempered and hard to get on with, as in «a disagreeable old man». tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, especially classic children's books, a «disagreeable» character is grumpy and rude, like Mary in «The Secret Garden» at the start. In everyday life it is a slightly formal or old-fashioned way to say «nasty» or «grumpy».

examples

• The cheese had a disagreeable smell. tree →
• Mary was a disagreeable child who scowled at everyone. tree →
• It was a disagreeable job to clean out the drains. tree →
• The weather turned cold and disagreeable. tree →
• He was disagreeably rude to the waiter. tree →
• Being tired can make anyone a bit disagreeable. tree →
• It is so disagreeable to be hurried. tree →

note

Opposite: «agreeable» (pleasant). It does not mean «disagreeing»; a person who often disagrees is not necessarily disagreeable. Spelling: «dis» + «agree» + «able».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disagreeable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.