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unsavory

 
Dictionary: un·sa·vor·y   (ŭn-sā'və-rē) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Distasteful or disagreeable: an unsavory task.
  2. Not savory: an unsavory meal.
  3. Morally offensive: an unsavory scandal.
unsavorily un·sa'vor·i·ly adv.
unsavoriness un·sa'vor·i·ness n.
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Thesaurus: unsavory
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adjective

  1. Lacking an appetizing flavor: bland, flat, flavorless, insipid, tasteless. See taste/bad taste.
  2. So unpleasant in flavor as to be inedible: distasteful, unappetizing, unpalatable. See taste/bad taste.

 
Antonyms: unsavory
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adj

Definition: revolting, sickening
Antonyms: appetizing, attractive, savory


 
WordNet: unsavory
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: morally offensive
  Synonyms: unsavoury, offensive
  Antonym: savory (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: not pleasing in odor or taste
  Synonyms: distasteful, unsavoury


 
Translations: Unsavoury
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uappetitlig, flov, fad, uden smag, usmagelig, ubehagelig

Français (French)
adj. - louche, répugnant, peu appétissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unerfreulich, zwielichtig, zweifelhaft, nicht schmackhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δυσάρεστος (στη γεύση/οσμή), αχρείος, φαύλος

Italiano (Italian)
disgustoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - insípido, malcheiroso, ofensivo (moralmente)

Русский (Russian)
невкусный, неприятный, сомнительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - desabrido, poco apetitoso, desagradable, insípido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - smaklös, fadd, oaptitlig, illaluktande, motbjudande, osmaklig, vämjelig, vidrig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
难吃的, 令人讨厌的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 難吃的, 令人討厭的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 맛없는, 불쾌한, 불미스러운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - まずい, つまらない, 悪い

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא נעים, דוחה, בלתי מוסרי‬


 
 
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