Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unsavoury

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: un-savoury
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of unsavory.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane"."
"England consolidated their position of power in pursuit of a place at next year's World Cup in Qatar with a hugely impressive victory against Hungary in a hostile and often unsavoury atmosphere in Budapest."

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 savoury English unsavoury From un- + savoury.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

more unsavoury (comparative) most unsavoury (superlative)

Derived Forms

unsavourily unsavouriness

Synonyms

unsavory offensive distasteful

Questions

What does unsavoury mean?: Alternative spelling of unsavory.
Where does unsavoury come from?: 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 savoury English unsavoury From un- + savoury.

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