unsavoury

unsavourily

Definitions of unsavoury
  1. adjective
    morally offensive
    synonyms: offensive, unsavory
    odoriferous
    morally offensive
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    Antonyms:
    savory, savoury
    morally wholesome or acceptable
  2. adjective
    not pleasing in odor or taste
    synonyms: distasteful, unsavory
    unpalatable
    not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
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