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unsavory

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un·sa·vor·y

[uhn-sey-vuh-ree]
adjective
1.
not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
2.
unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful.
3.
unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit: Poor teachers can make education unsavory.
4.
socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory past; an unsavory person.
Also, especially British, un·sa·vour·y.


Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; see un-1, savory1

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


1. flat, unappetizing.

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Unsavory is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • There are some deeply unsavory opinions in these diversity threads.
  • Even the future of the time-honored sport of hurtling rotten tomatoes at unsavory politicians hangs in the balance.
  • All are impressive locations for unsavory types to plot and scheme.
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unsavoury or unsavory (ʌnˈseɪvərɪ)
 
adj
1.  objectionable or distasteful: an unsavoury character
2.  disagreeable in odour or taste
 
unsavory or unsavory
 
adj
 
un'savourily or unsavory
 
adv
 
un'savorily or unsavory
 
adv
 
un'savouriness or unsavory
 
n
 
un'savoriness or unsavory
 
n

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Word Origin & History

unsavory
early 13c., "tasteless, insipid," from un- (1) "not" + savory (adj.). Meaning "unpleasant or disagreeable to the taste" is attested from late 14c.; of persons, from c.1400.
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