unsavory

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Not savory

   Not savory; without flavor.

2. 2

   Of bad taste

   Of bad taste; distasteful.

   • The little Pieces of Beef vvere like Plums in our Hodg-podg. Indeed 'tvvas not fit to be eaten any other vvay; for tho' it did not ſtink, yet it vvas very unſavory and black, vvithout the leaſt ſign of Fat in it: […]
3. 3

   Making an activity undesirable.

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   1. 4

      Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.

      • His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York.
      • [G]ood ſalt cannot relyſh in ſo vnſauory a mouth, […]
      • The case against Khela rested primarily on the testimony of two unsavoury witnesses, [who] had lengthy criminal records and [...] were members of a prison-based gang.

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