unsavory
/ʌnˈseɪvəri/
adjective
- Morally unpleasant or offensive; giving a bad impression.
- I don't want to associate with those unsavory characters.
- The politician was involved in some unsavory business deals.
- The movie had a few unsavory scenes that made me uncomfortable.
- Having an unpleasant taste or smell.
- He took one bite of the unsavory dish and immediately spat it out.
- The unsavory flavor of the medicine made it hard to swallow.
- The leftover stew had an unsavory odor, so we threw it away.
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