— unsavorily , adv. — unsavoriness , n.
/un say"veuh ree/ , adj.
1. not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory meal.
2. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful.
3. unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit: Poor teachers can make education unsavory.
4. socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory past; an unsavory person.
Also, esp. Brit., unsavoury .
[ 1175-1225; ME; see UN- 1 , SAVORY 1 ]
Syn. 1. flat, unappetizing.