"unsavoury" meaning in English

See unsavoury in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unsavoury [comparative], most unsavoury [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + savoury. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|savoury}} un- + savoury Head templates: {{en-adj}} unsavoury (comparative more unsavoury, superlative most unsavoury)
  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of unsavory Tags: UK, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: unsavory
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