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How to pronounce unsavory in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms distasteful, unsavoury
Derivation unsavoriness
Type Words
Synonyms offensive, unsavoury
Derivation unsavoriness


an unsavory reputation.
an unsavory scandal.

Examples of unsavory

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Museum dining carries an unsavory reputation that's unfortunately well deserved.
From the kentucky.com
We tend to focus on the process or the gamesmanship or the unsavory compromises.
From the washingtonpost.com
Zadran is the Dostum of Afghanistan's southeast, an unsavory but necessary ally.
From the time.com
There's a particularly unsavory character in the U.K. who had a countercampaign.
From the businessweek.com
It's not about what an unsavory character who is sitting in prison says happened.
From the stltoday.com
Sadly, the Democrats have been guilty of the same unsavory tactics in the past.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Crypto had become widely available, and it had indeed fallen into unsavory hands.
From the theatlantic.com
Many were rescued from unsavory circumstances and now have a safe haven for life.
From the washingtonpost.com
When these kids meet their unsavory fates, one feels more relieved than mournful.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
  • Distasteful: not pleasing in odor or taste
  • Not savory; without flavor; Of bad taste; distasteful; Making an activity undesirable; Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character
  • The intruder whose intentions are not necessarily malicious but whose very presence can be negative