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UNSAVOURY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsavoury mean?
• UNSAVOURY (adjective)
The adjective UNSAVOURY has 2 senses:
1. morally offensive
2. not pleasing in odor or taste
Familiarity information: UNSAVOURY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Morally offensive
Synonyms:
offensive; unsavory; unsavoury
Context example:
an unsavory scandal
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not pleasing in odor or taste
Synonyms:
distasteful; unsavory; unsavoury
Similar:
unpalatable (not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind)
Context examples
He is greatly disgusted with the outlook, and I am given to understand that Wolf Larsen bears a very unsavoury reputation among the sealing captains.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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