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# disagreeable

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

«disagreeable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Unpleasant, not nice to experience, as in «a disagreeable smell». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#m1)
2. Unfriendly, bad-tempered and hard to get on with, as in «a disagreeable old man». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#x1)
- Mary was a disagreeable child who scowled at everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#x2)
- It was a disagreeable job to clean out the drains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#x3)
- The weather turned cold and disagreeable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#x4)
- He was disagreeably rude to the waiter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#x5)
- Being tired can make anyone a bit disagreeable. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#x6)
- It is so disagreeable to be hurried. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/#x7)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disagreeable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disagreeable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disagreeable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disagreeable.html) on Mova free.