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Definition of unsavoury adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unsavoury

adjective
 
/ʌnˈseɪvəri/
 
/ʌnˈseɪvəri/
(US English unsavory)
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  1. unpleasant or offensive; not considered morally acceptable
    • an unsavoury incident
    • Her friends are all pretty unsavoury characters.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnsavoury/​unsavory is used with these nouns:
    • character
    • incident
    • reputation
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