Is It Unsavoury or Unsavory?

As adjectives the difference between unsavoury and unsavory
is that unsavoury is (british) while unsavory is not savory; without flavor.

What does unsavory mean in English?

1 : insipid, tasteless. 2a : unpleasant to taste or smell. b : disagreeable, distasteful an unsavory assignment especially : morally offensive unsavory business practices.

What type of word is unsavory?

Call something unsavory if it's unappetizing, tasteless, or morally offensive. Curdled sour milk is pretty unsavory, as are the dirty details of the latest political scandal. The adjective unsavory was formed by merging un, meaning “not,” with savory, meaning “pleasant, agreeable.” So if it's unsavory, it's unpleasant.

James H. Sterling

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