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taste bad vs taste badly

Both "taste bad" and "taste badly" are correct, but only "taste bad" is common. "Taste bad" is used to describe the flavor of food or drink, while "taste badly" is used to describe the ability to taste or the way something is tasted.

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Last updated: October 08, 2024 • 13929 views

taste bad

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe the flavor of food or drink.

Use "taste bad" to describe the unpleasant flavor of food or drink. The word "bad" is an adjective describing the taste.

Examples:

This milk tastes bad.
The soup tastes bad today.
The cookies taste bad.
The wine tastes bad.
The fish tastes bad.

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Last updated: November 11, 2024

Mar 31, 2023 ... ... taste bad, but it definitely lasted several months. When I started to have them again they tasted fine. It seems to have started again. What ...
Feb 20, 2024 ... ... taste bad, but none of them taste like beer IMO. Most of them taste like wort to me. The only one I've tried that was close was ...
Dec 4, 2018 ... Why does Pizza Hut taste bad now? It was always bad. I think what happens with stuff like that is that you think back to all of these great ...
Dec 29, 2023 ... ... everyone's music taste bad and basic. But he only listens to old music from the 70s and video game soundtracks. Upvote 3. Downvote Reply reply
Jul 13, 2017 ... Why does McDonald's taste bad? McDonald food may not be to YOUR ... The place where I think you are wrong is when you think they taste bad.
Aug 3, 2023 ... Why Does Ice Taste Bad Sometimes? · 1. Ice Absorbs Smells · 2. Equipment Is Key · 3. Water Quality Matters · 15 Staff-Favorite Drink Recipes.
Mar 21, 2015 ... Why does gluten free bread taste bad? The most likely answer is one is expecting it to be the same as wheat flour based bread. I think many ...
Foods that used to taste good now taste bad, and sometimes rotten. There's a nasty taste in your mouth even though you haven't eaten anything. What causes ...
Jul 11, 2016 ... Why do dog food/treats taste bad to us but good to dogs? All related (45).
Feb 11, 2023 ... People who eat meat generally expect vegan food to taste bad. We theorize that this expectation stems in part from the perception that veganism is symbolically ...

Alternatives:

have a bad taste
taste awful
taste terrible
taste disgusting
taste unpleasant

taste badly

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English. It is used to describe the ability to taste or the way something is tasted.

Use "taste badly" to describe the impaired sense of taste or the poor quality of tasting. The word "badly" is an adverb describing the action of tasting.

Examples:

After the accident, he could taste badly.
Due to the illness, she started to taste badly.
His taste buds are damaged, so he tastes badly.
The medication made her taste badly.
The chef's burnt tongue caused him to taste badly.

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Last updated: November 11, 2024

Nov 6, 2012 ... If you said, I feel badly, smell badly, or taste badly, it would mean that your ability to feel (with your sense of touch), smell (with your ...
May 31, 2011 ... Is this even possible? I've never needed to say "I taste badly," but I think this student just wanted to know what the "yo" form would be ...
Jul 25, 2008 ... anyione have water in tomee tipee cup taste badly of plastic? 16 replies. bumbly · 25/07/2008 12:00. happenning on a too regular basis now ...
Dec 11, 2009 ... ... taste badly to me at present. This stuff rates right up there with the prep stuff they provide for colonoscopy or bowel preps as to its ...
Dec 13, 2017 ... However, in some larger cities, such as Tokyo (at least the last time I tried many years ago), the water can sometimes taste badly due to ...
Sep 17, 2016 ... Both kinds really got messed up by the hail last week, so it doesn't look the best, but the holes won't make it taste badly. Cilantro: The ...
Jun 10, 2024 ... They were created through a process that infuses them with radiation, and this concentration of radiation causes the fruits to taste badly.
Oct 8, 2024 ... ... taste badly but you spread it really well. Take the time in there. Makes that taste really good. Tim Tan is right here. Oh. You know how ...
Mar 2, 2020 ... saccharinum [Silver Maple], is dried beside the fire, then pounded in the mortar, sifted, and made into bread; said not to taste badly… used ...

Alternatives:

have a poor sense of taste
taste poorly
have impaired taste
have a diminished sense of taste
have a damaged sense of taste

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