unsavory

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English savory English unsavory From un- + savory.

1. Not savory; without flavor.
2. Of bad taste; distasteful.

   “The little Pieces of Beef vvere like Plums in our Hodg-podg. Indeed 'tvvas not fit to be eaten any other vvay; for tho' it did not ſtink, yet it vvas very unſavory and black, vvithout the leaſt ſign of Fat in it: […]”

3. Making an activity undesirable.
4. Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character.

   “His unsavory reputation as a mobster came back to haunt him when he ran for mayor of New York.”

   “[G]ood ſalt cannot relyſh in ſo vnſauory a mouth, […]”