unsavory
adjective/ʌnˈseɪvəri/
Frequency rank: #16,897 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Disagreeable, unpleasant, or morally offensive.
Example sentence
The restaurant was shut down after health inspectors discovered unsavory conditions in the kitchen.
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