Advertisement

Advertisement

unsavoury

/ ʌnˈseɪvərɪ /

adjective

  1. objectionable or distasteful

    an unsavoury character

  2. disagreeable in odour or taste
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • unˈsavouriness, noun
  • unˈsavourily, adverb
Discover More

Example Sentences

Unsavoury as it is below, there is cheerfulness, and comfort, and hard, honest work above.

But worse than all were the numerous porters we met at every step we took, carrying large baskets of unsavoury matter.

Even here, an unsavoury little beast, called bug, was neither shy nor deficient in appetite.

This unsavoury fare caused many of the Reformers to go hungry rather than eat it.

There is, however, an unsavoury hole from which have been extracted a number of skulls.

Out of his ravings, the unsavoury crew gleaned enough to convince them that he was responsible for their present unhappy plight.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


unsavoryunsavvy