unsavoury

/ ʌnˈseɪvərɪ /

adjective

1. objectionable or distasteful

   an unsavoury character

2. disagreeable in odour or taste

Derived Forms

• unˈsavouriness, noun
• unˈsavourily, adverb

Example Sentences

The unsavoury moment was over in a blink of an eye and will now be viewed and shared endlessly as the final viral moment before tomorrow's fight.

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Forbes said that as he was growing up the only black people he could see who were successful seemed to be in entertainment, sport, or "doing unsavoury things" in criminal gangs.

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But due to a lack of reciprocation in public by the men in question, she was often humiliated, with the press using unsavoury headlines to describe her.

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Towards the end of his career, Tata found himself embroiled in an unsavoury controversy.

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He was drawn into a rare unsavoury controversy in 2016, when his successor as Tata Sons chairman, Cyrus Mistry, was ousted from the role, sparking a bitter management feud.

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