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unsavory Definition

un·sa·vory (-sāvər ē)

adjective

  1. Obsolete without flavor; tasteless
  2. unpleasant to taste or smell
  3. unpleasant or offensive, esp. so as to seem immoral

  • unsaved
unsavory Related Forms
un·sa·vori·ly adverb un·sa·vori·ness noun
unsavory Synonyms

unsavory

modif.

  1. Tasteless

    flavorless, bland, unappetizing; see dull 4.

  2. Offensive

    disagreeable, objectionable, crude, unpleasant, revolting; see also offensive 2.

unsavory Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • character: This story set the scene for all future breakout stories and introduced us to the TP ideals as well as some unsavory alien characters.
  • practice: And, of course, I withhold my support from many unsavory practices I disapprove.
  • type: Extreme unsavory types paternal home front general manager of certain conditions such.
  • regime: There was little love for what virtually all of Washington recognized as an unsavory regime, but Iraq was considered the lesser evil.
  • element: Herbicides discourage social mixing with unsavory elements in the local plant population.

Browse dictionary entries near unsavory

  1. unsaturated
  2. unsatisfactory
  3. unsatisfactorily
  4. unsanitary
  5. unsaid
  6. unsafe
  7. unsaddle
  8. Uns
  9. unruly
  10. unruffled
  1. unsay
  2. unscathed
  3. unschooled
  4. unscientific
  5. unscramble
  6. unscrew
  7. unscripted
  8. unscrupulous
  9. unscrupulously
  10. unseal