unsavory

[ uhn-sey-vuh-ree ]
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adjective

  1. not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.

  2. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful.

  1. unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit: Poor teachers can make education unsavory.

  2. socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory past; an unsavory person.

Origin of unsavory

1
Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at un-1, savory1
  • Also especially British, un·sa·vour·y .

Other words for unsavory

Other words from unsavory

  • un·sa·vor·i·ly, adverb
  • un·sa·vor·i·ness, noun

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