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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. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously.
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. 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.
adjective. 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. morally offensive. synonyms: offensive, unsavory. odoriferous. morally offensive. see more. adjective. not pleasing in odor or taste. synonyms: distasteful, unsavory.
Unsavory definition: not savory; tasteless or insipid. See examples of UNSAVORY used in a sentence.
If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable. [disapproval] [...] More. Synonyms of 'unsavoury' • unpleasant, nasty, obnoxious, offensive [...] • unappetizing, unpalatable, distasteful, sickening [...] More. Examples of 'unsavoury' 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.
insipid, tasteless; unpleasant to taste or smell; disagreeable, distasteful; especially : morally offensive… See the full definition
