unsavoury
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unsavoury — (US unsavory) ► ADJECTIVE 1) disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at. 2) objectionable; disreputable … English terms dictionary
unsavoury — BrE, unsavory AmE adjective unpleasant or morally unacceptable: I hope that ends the whole unsavoury business. | unsavoury light: The latest revelations show the actor in a very unsavoury light. | unsavoury character (=an unpleasant and dishonest … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unsavoury — un|sa|vour|y BrE unsavory AmE [ʌnˈseıvəri] adj unpleasant or morally unacceptable ▪ The club has an unsavoury reputation. ▪ There were a lot of unsavoury characters (=unpleasant people) around the station … Dictionary of contemporary English
unsavoury — [[t]ʌnse͟ɪvəri[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable. The sport has long been associated with illegal wagers and unsavoury… … English dictionary
unsavoury — UK [ʌnˈseɪvərɪ] / US [ʌnˈseɪv(ə)rɪ] adjective 1) involving unpleasant, dishonest, or immoral things that you do not want to think or talk about an unsavoury character/reputation/business 2) food that is unsavoury smells and looks bad … English dictionary
unsavoury — adj. Unsavoury/unsavory is used with these nouns: ↑character, ↑incident, ↑reputation … Collocations dictionary
unsavoury — adj. (US unsavory) 1 disagreeable to the taste, smell, or feelings; disgusting. 2 disagreeable, unpleasant (an unsavoury character). 3 morally offensive. Derivatives: unsavourily adv. unsavouriness n … Useful english dictionary
unsavoury — adj. tasteless, having a bad flavor; unpleasant, repulsive (from a social or moral perspective) … English contemporary dictionary
unsavoury — (US unsavory) adjective 1》 disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at. 2》 objectionable; disreputable. Derivatives unsavourily adverb unsavouriness noun … English new terms dictionary
unsavoury — [ʌnˈseɪvəri] adj involving unpleasant, dishonest, or immoral things … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
