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unsavoury
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unsavoury US, unsavory [ʌnˈseɪvərɪ]
adj
1. objectionable or distasteful an unsavoury character
2. disagreeable in odour or taste
unsavourily  US, unsavorily adv
unsavouriness  US, unsavoriness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unsavouryunsavoury - morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
2.unsavouryunsavoury - not pleasing in odor or taste        
unpalatable - not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"

unsavoury
adjective
1. unpleasant, nasty, obnoxious, offensive, revolting, distasteful, repellent, repulsive, objectionable, repugnant The sport has long been associated with unsavoury characters.
Translations
unsavoury unsavory (US) [ˈʌnˈseɪvərɪ] ADJ [person] → indeseable; [remark etc] → desagradable, repugnante

unsavoury [ʌnˈseɪvəri] (British) unsavory (US) adj [character, person] → peu recommandable; [district] → mal famé(e); [reputation, incident] → douteux/euse

unsavoury, (US) unsavory
adj
(= tasteless) foodfade, geschmacklos
(= unpleasant) smell, sightwiderwärtig, widerlich; appearance (= repulsive)abstoßend, widerwärtig; (= dishonest, shady etc)fragwürdig; subject, details, rumoursunerfreulich; jokeunfein; districtübel, fragwürdig; characterszwielichtig, übel; reputationzweifelhaft, schlecht; an unsavoury businesseine unfeine Geschichte

unsavoury unsavory (Am) [ʌnˈseɪvrɪ] adj (character, business, activity) → equivoco/a, losco/a; (place, district, reputation) → poco raccomandabile; (appearance) → sgradevole
unsavoury unsavory (Am) [ʌnˈseɪvrɪ] adj (character, business, activity) → equivoco/a, losco/a; (place, district, reputation) → poco raccomandabile; (appearance) → sgradevole

unsavoury
adj unsavoury [anˈseivəri]
very unpleasant or disgusting I have heard some unsavoury stories about that man. onaangename رَديء ، نابٍ неприятен nechutný ubehagelig; modbydelig widerwärtig δυσάρεστος, αισχρός repugnante, asqueroso, desagradable vastik ناخوشایند inhottava répugnant דוֹחֶה अरूचिकर neukusan gusztustalan ókræsilegur, ógeðfelldur disgustoso かんばしくない 불쾌한 nemalonus, šlykštus nebaudāms; pretīgs tdk enak onsmakelijk ekkel, uhumsk, vemmelig niesmaczny repugnante dezgustător отвратительный nechutný neokusen neprijatan smaklös, motbjudande ที่ไม่น่าพอใจ iğrenç 令人不快(厭惡)的 непривабливий, непринадний ناخوش گوار có mùi khó chịu


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