unsavoury

  • 1unsavoury — (US unsavory) ► ADJECTIVE 1) disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at. 2) objectionable; disreputable …

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  • 2unsavoury — BrE, unsavory AmE adjective unpleasant or morally unacceptable: I hope that ends the whole unsavoury business. | unsavoury light: The latest revelations show the actor in a very unsavoury light. | unsavoury character (=an unpleasant and dishonest …

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  • 3unsavoury — un|sa|vour|y BrE unsavory AmE [ʌnˈseıvəri] adj unpleasant or morally unacceptable ▪ The club has an unsavoury reputation. ▪ There were a lot of unsavoury characters (=unpleasant people) around the station …

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  • 4unsavoury — [[t]ʌnse͟ɪvəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable. The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury… …

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  • 5unsavoury — UK [ʌnˈseɪvərɪ] / US [ʌnˈseɪv(ə)rɪ] adjective 1) involving unpleasant, dishonest, or immoral things that you do not want to think or talk about an unsavoury character/reputation/business 2) food that is unsavoury smells and looks bad …

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  • 6unsavoury — adj. Unsavoury/unsavory is used with these nouns: ↑character, ↑incident, ↑reputation …

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  • 7unsavoury — adj. (US unsavory) 1 disagreeable to the taste, smell, or feelings; disgusting. 2 disagreeable, unpleasant (an unsavoury character). 3 morally offensive. Derivatives: unsavourily adv. unsavouriness n …

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  • 8unsavoury — adjective …

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  • 9unsavoury — adj. tasteless, having a bad flavor; unpleasant, repulsive (from a social or moral perspective) …

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  • 10unsavoury — (US unsavory) adjective 1》 disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at. 2》 objectionable; disreputable. Derivatives unsavourily adverb unsavouriness noun …

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