Adjective: unsavoury ,ún'sey-vu-ree
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: unsavory)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (US: unsavory)
- Morally repugnant or distasteful; causing disgust or strong disapproval
"he made a unsavoury joke about the tragedy";
- unsavory [US], offensive, sick, sickening, nauseating, loathsome
- Not pleasing in odour or taste
"The unsavoury smell coming from the garbage"; "The chef refused to use unsavoury ingredients in his dishes";
- distasteful, unsavory [US]
See also: abhorrent, absonant [archaic], despicable, detestable, disgustful [archaic], disgusting, foul, gross-out [informal], loathful [archaic], loathly [literary], loathsome, nauseating, obscene, repellant, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening, slimy, ugly, unpalatable, unworthy, vile, wicked, worthless, wretched, yucky [informal], yukky [informal]
Antonym: savory [US]