unsavory

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Adjective unsavory has 2 senses

unsavory, unsavoury, offensive - morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
Antonyms: savory, savoury, inoffensive
distasteful, unsavory, unsavoury - not pleasing in odor or taste
Antonym: palatable (indirect, via unpalatable)

Definitions from the Web

Unsavory

Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1: Morally unpleasant or offensive

Example Sentence:

The novel depicts the unsavory world of organized crime in vivid detail.

Sense 2: Disagreeable or unpleasant in taste or smell

Example Sentence:

The soup had an unsavory flavor that made it hard to swallow.

Sense 3: Not socially acceptable or respectable

Example Sentence:

He was known for his unsavory behavior at parties, constantly causing trouble.

unsatisfiable unsatisfied unsatisfying unsaturated unsaturated fatty acid unsaturated vapour unsaved unsavoriness unsavory unsavoury unsavry unsay unscalable unscarce unscarred unscathed unscathed

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