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   What is an unsavoury character?

   • unpleasant or offensive; not considered morally acceptable Her friends are all pretty unsavoury characters. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Definition of unsavoury adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   What is the meaning of unsavory?

   • not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal. 2. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful. 3. unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit or task. 4. socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory past. Also, esp. Brit.,un•sa′vour•y. [1175–1225] un•sa′vor•i•ly,adv. un•sa′vor•i•ness,n.

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   How many meanings are there for the adjective unsavoury?

   • There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unsavoury, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

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   What is an unsavory past?

   • an unsavory past; an unsavory person. Many feared the US would make unsavory concessions to China to ensure climate change progress. Popular media has been warning us about the ability of unsavory marketers and other bad actors to predict and even control our choices using the latest in tracking and artificial intelligence technologies.

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   6 days ago · unsavoury. (ʌnseɪvəri ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a person, place, or thing as unsavoury, you mean that you find them unpleasant or morally unacceptable. [...] [disapproval] See full entry for 'unsavoury'. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

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   The meaning of UNSAVORY is insipid, tasteless. How to use unsavory in a sentence. insipid, tasteless; unpleasant to taste or smell; disagreeable, distasteful; especially : morally offensive…

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   not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal. Synonyms: unappetizing, flat. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful. unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit: Poor teachers can make education unsavory. socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory past; an unsavory person.

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   Definition of unsavoury adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   UNSAVORY definition: 1. unpleasant, or morally offensive: 2. unpleasant or morally offensive: . Learn more.

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   Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective unsavoury mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective unsavoury, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.