unsavory
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
unsavory (comparative more unsavory, superlative most unsavory) (American spelling)
- Not savory; without flavor.
- Of bad taste; distasteful.
- Making an activity undesirable.
- Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.
- His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York.
Collocations[edit]
with nouns
- unsavory reputation
- unsavory character
- unsavory aspect
- unsavory element
- unsavory practice
- unsavory friend
- unsavory tactics
- unsavory food
Translations[edit]
disreputable
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