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unsavory
adjective
Not savory; without flavor.
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/ʌnˈseɪv.əɹ.i/ /ʌnˈseɪv.əɹ.i/
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adjective
Not savory; without flavor.
Of bad taste; distasteful.
Making an activity undesirable.
Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.
“His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York.”
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His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York.