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disagreeable  /ˌdɪs ə ˈɡri ə bəl/ ? Meaning of "disagreeable"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) not to your liking
  2. (adj) unpleasant to interact with
  3. (adj) not agreeing with your tastes or expectations

Usage(s):

  1. Certainly, nowhere is the prospect of Republican control of the Hill as disagreeable to Clinton as on Foreign Relations.
  2. In countless different ways, it has almost always been an unpleasant, disagreeable, cheerless, uneasy and reproachful place; in the end, it can only be described as magnificent.
  3. While there were few political issues on which he and I agreed, our relationship was never disagreeable.

Quotes

  1. Repeating a line from his campaign, Obama said, "We have to disagree without being disagreeable and then focus on those things that we hold in common as Americans."
    on Dec 18, 2008 By: Barack Obama Source: FOXNews

  2. "I'm one of those who believes you can disagree without being disagreeable," Lincoln said. "And I'm going to disagree when I think it's important to Arkansans."
    on Dec 29, 2009 By: Blanche Lincoln Source: BusinessWeek

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