unsavoury

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ savoury.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unsavoury (comparative more unsavoury, superlative most unsavoury)

  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of unsavory
    • 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian:
      The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane".
    • 2021 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Hungary 0-4 England”, in BBC:
      England consolidated their position of power in pursuit of a place at next year's World Cup in Qatar with a hugely impressive victory against Hungary in a hostile and often unsavoury atmosphere in Budapest.