"unsavory" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈseɪv.əɹ.i/ Audio: en-us-unsavory.ogg [US] Forms: more unsavory [comparative], most unsavory [superlative]
Etymology: un- + savory Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|savory}} un- + savory Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsavory (comparative more unsavory, superlative most unsavory)
  1. Not savory; without flavor. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-unsavory-en-adj-brvnoIJI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 8 3 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 33 29 11 27
  2. Of bad taste; distasteful. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-unsavory-en-adj-40sTCZtr Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 33 29 11 27
  3. Making an activity undesirable. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-unsavory-en-adj-vzXeKfqJ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 33 29 11 27
  4. Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character. Tags: US Translations (disreputable): onbetwisbaar (Afrikaans), oneerlik (Afrikaans), onsedelik (Afrikaans), twijfelachtig (Dutch), onsmakelijk (Dutch), hämärä (Finnish), epämiellyttävä (Finnish), 不快 (fukai) (alt: ふかい) (Japanese), (iya) (alt: いや) (Japanese), smakløst (Norwegian), podejrzany (Polish), desagradável (Portuguese), sujo (Portuguese), desonroso (Portuguese), odioso (Portuguese), desagradable (Spanish), tvivelaktig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unsavory-en-adj-BSKPC24o Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 33 29 11 27 Disambiguation of 'disreputable': 3 3 2 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unsavoury [UK]

Alternative forms

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