| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section III. Organic Matter | | 2. Sensation |
| (3) Taste |
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| 395. Unsavoriness. |
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| NOUN: | UNSAVORINESS &c. adj.; amaritude [rare], acrimony, acritude [obs.], acridity, acridness, roughness (sour) [See Sourness]; acerbity, austerity.
gall and wormwood, rue, quassia, aloes, asafetida or asafœtida; hemlock; sickener; Marah.
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| VERB: | BE UNPALATABLE &c. adj.; sicken, disgust, nauseate, pall, turn the stomach.
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| ADJECTIVE: | UNSAVORY, unpalatable, unsweet; ill-flavored; bitter, bitter as gall; amarulent [obs.], acrid, acrimonious; rough.
OFFENSIVE, repulsive, nasty; sickening &c. v.; nauseous; loathsome, fulsome; unpleasant [See Painfulness].
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| QUOTATION: | It’s a strong stomach that has no turning.—Cynic’s Calendar |
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