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UNSAVORY

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Morally offensive

Example:

an unsavory scandal

Synonyms:

offensive; unsavory; unsavoury

Classified under:

Adjectives

Antonym:

savory (morally wholesome or acceptable)

Derivation:

unsavoriness (the property of being extremely unacceptable to the mind)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Not pleasing in odor or taste

Synonyms:

distasteful; unsavory; unsavoury

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unpalatable (not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind)

Derivation:

unsavoriness (extreme unpalatability to the mouth)

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