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unsavoury

adjective

Not savory; without flavor.

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
U
Ends with
Y
Contains
NS
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Not savory; without flavor.

  2. Of bad taste; distasteful.

  3. Making an activity undesirable.

  4. 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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Example Sentences

His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York.
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