English dictionary

unsavoury

adjective

Parts of speech

adjective

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.

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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