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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.
Definition of unsavoury adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Unsavoury definition: objectionable or distasteful. See examples of UNSAVOURY used in a sentence.
1. unpleasant, nasty, obnoxious, offensive, revolting, distasteful, repellent, repulsive, objectionable, repugnant The sport has long been associated with unsavoury characters. 2. unappetizing, unpalatable, distasteful, sickening, disagreeable, nauseating unsavoury school meals.
adjective. not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal. Synonyms: unappetizing, flat. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful. unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit: Poor teachers can make education unsavory. socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory past; an unsavory person. Discover More. Other Words From.
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.
