Unsavory

adjective

/ʌnˈseɪv.əɹ.i/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.adjectiveNot savory; without flavor.

2.adjectiveOf bad taste; distasteful.

3.adjectiveMaking an activity undesirable.

4.adjectiveDisreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.

"His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York."

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