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unsavory

[ uhn-sey-vuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. not savory; tasteless or insipid:

    an unsavory meal.

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  2. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful.
  3. unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit:

    Poor teachers can make education unsavory.

  4. socially or morally objectionable or offensive:

    an unsavory past; an unsavory person.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unsavory1

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; un- 1, savory 1
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Example Sentences

In the memoir, he carefully chronicles his great-grandfather’s unsavory involvement in Nazi chemical weapons research and gas mask development.

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This bill could give them a weapon to censor unsavory images, such as Musk's "salute" at an inauguration rally that looked to everyone with functioning eyeballs like the standard "seig heil."

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Moore confirmed that he and Dizon had indeed split, but was quick to shut down the unsavory commentary about the breakup with his fellow actor.

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Cox had a reputation for yelling slurs at girls out of the window of his Chevy, an unsavory fact that ballooned into motive in speculative conversations.

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We all have unsavory parts of ourselves, those internal demons we try to corral and keep out of public view.

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