unsavory
[uhn-sey-vuh-ree]
- not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
- 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.
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Also especially British, un·sa·vour·y.
Origin of unsavory
Synonyms
See more synonyms for unsavory on Thesaurus.com1. flat, unappetizing.
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Examples from the Web for unsavory
Contemporary Examples
It seems to me to be too unsavory a step but time will tell.
Organicness, too, can offer a patina of healthfulness to unsavory substances.
Everyone knows that Game of Thrones is full of unsavory characters that behave in unsavory ways.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal WeddingAndrew Romano
April 14, 2014
So as unsavory as it may feel, working with the moderate-aligned military is our only hope, writes Leslie H. Gelb.
This has given Cuccinelli plenty of ammunition to attack him as an unsavory wheeler-dealer.
Historical Examples
It is too high ever to be reached by any unsavory odors from the Back Bay.
Yes; it has an unsavory odor, as M. de Treville used to say.
The Man in the Iron MaskAlexandre Dumas, Pere
Its manifestations are all abominable in his eyes, and unsavory in his nostrils.
When skilfully concocted and properly seasoned, not at all unsavory.
Western CharactersJ. L. McConnel
The colds were caused by the northeast wind of unsavory reputation!
Preventable DiseasesWoods Hutchinson
Word Origin and History for unsavory
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper