"unsavory" meaning in English

See unsavory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʌnˈseɪv.əɹ.i/ Audio: en-us-unsavory.ogg Forms: more unsavory [comparative], most unsavory [superlative]
Etymology: From 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, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 23 3 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 22 4 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 18 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 11 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 52 19 5 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 64 23 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 23 6 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 59 21 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 69 20 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 58 23 6 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 49 36 5 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 48 26 5 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 17 2 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 61 22 6 11
  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-: 29 38 9 24
  3. Making an activity undesirable. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-unsavory-en-adj-vzXeKfqJ
  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), anrüchig (German), unappetitlich (German), 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 Disambiguation of 'disreputable': 3 3 2 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unsavoury [UK]

Alternative forms

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