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unsavory
[
uhn-
sey
-v
uh
-ree
]
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Origin
un·sa·vor·y
/
ʌnˈseɪ
və
ri
/
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[
uhn-
sey
-v
uh
-ree
]
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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
,
savory
1
Related forms
un·sa·vor·i·ly,
adverb
un·sa·vor·i·ness,
noun
Synonyms
1.
flat, unappetizing.
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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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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.
Cutting deals with criminal informants may, at times, be a necessary if
unsavory
part of law enforcement.
But not everyone seems to experience the
unsavory
side effects.
Most of it takes place in a seedy,
unsavory
bistro thronged with wallowing strumpets, smugglers and sailors.
Healthy woolly bears also ingest alkaloids, but only in small amounts, apparently to make themselves
unsavory
to predators.
But many of these rebels, as news reports call them, have
unsavory
records.
Words that are vulgar or offensive, or refer to
unsavory
topics.
It was also used to justify ruthless business practices and other
unsavory
acts.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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