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adjective
- 1. disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at: "they looked at the scanty, unsavoury portions of food doled out to them" Similar Opposite
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unsavoury. adjective. UK (US unsavory) uk / ʌnˈseɪ.v ə r.i / us / ʌnˈseɪ.vɚ.i /. Add to word list. unpleasant, or morally offensive: unsavoury sexual practices. an unsavoury reputation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil.
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable. [disapproval] The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury characters. Synonyms: unpleasant, nasty, obnoxious, offensive More Synonyms of unsavoury.
unsavoury. (ʌnˈseɪvərɪ) or. unsavory. adj. 1. objectionable or distasteful: an unsavoury character. 2. disagreeable in odour or taste. unˈsavourily, unˈsavorily adv. unˈsavouriness, unˈsavoriness n.
Definition of unsavoury adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
unsavory. (ʌnseɪvəri ) regional note: in BRIT, use unsavoury. adjective. If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavory, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable. [disapproval] Police officers meet more unsavory characters in a week than most of us do in a lifetime.
Unsavoury definition: objectionable or distasteful. See examples of UNSAVOURY used in a sentence.
Call something unsavory if it's unappetizing, tasteless, or morally offensive. Curdled sour milk is pretty unsavory, as are the dirty details of the latest political scandal. The adjective unsavory was formed by merging un, meaning “not,” with savory, meaning “pleasant, agreeable.” So if it's unsavory, it's unpleasant.
synonyms: offensive, unsavory. odoriferous. morally offensive. see more. adjective. not pleasing in odor or taste. synonyms: distasteful, unsavory. unpalatable. not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind.
unsavoury meaning, definition, what is unsavoury: unpleasant or morally unacceptable: Learn more.
: unpleasant to taste or smell. b. : disagreeable, distasteful. an unsavory assignment. especially : morally offensive. unsavory business practices. Synonyms. brackish. distasteful. unappetizing. unpalatable. yucky. yukky. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of unsavory in a Sentence.
