unsavory

unsavory
adj
1. tasteless, unflavorful, flavorless, unflavored, vapid, insipid, Fr. fade. dead; flat, stale, weak, thin, watery, watered-down.
2. unpalatable, savorless, untoothsome, unappetizing, undelectable, nauseating, nauseous, sickening; bitter, sour, rancid, turned; inedible, uneatable; disgusting, Sl. crummy, Sl. yukky, Sl. gross.
3. uninviting, undesirable, disagreeable, unpleasant, unpleasing, displeasing, unattractive.
4. objectionable, offensive, repugnant, obnoxious, shocking, nasty; repulsive, repelling, repellent, revolting, objectionable; coarse, gross, crude, vulgar, boorish, churlish; tactless, improper, rude.

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  • unsavory — [unsā′vər ē] adj. 1. Obs. without flavor; tasteless 2. unpleasant to taste or smell 3. unpleasant or offensive, esp. so as to seem immoral unsavorily adv. unsavoriness n …   English World dictionary

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