Unsavorily: meaning, definitions and examples

🤢
Add to dictionary

unsavorily

 

[ ʌnˈseɪvərəli ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

behavior

In a way that lacks good taste or is morally offensive.

Synonyms

distastefully, offensively, repulsively

Examples of usage

  • He spoke unsavorily about his colleagues behind their backs.
  • She behaved unsavorily at the party, causing discomfort to the other guests.

Translations

Translations of the word "unsavorily" in other languages:

🇵🇹 desagradavelmente

🇮🇳 अप्रिय ढंग से

🇩🇪 unangenehm

🇮🇩 dengan tidak menyenangkan

🇺🇦 неприємно

🇵🇱 nieprzyjemnie

🇯🇵 不快に

🇫🇷 désagréablement

🇪🇸 desagradablemente

🇹🇷 hoş olmayan bir şekilde

🇰🇷 불쾌하게

🇸🇦 بشكل غير مستساغ

🇨🇿 nepříjemně

🇸🇰 nepríjemne

🇨🇳 令人不快地

🇸🇮 neprijetno

🇮🇸 óþægilega

🇰🇿 жағымсыз түрде

🇬🇪 არასასიამოვნოდ

🇦🇿 xoşagəlməz şəkildə

🇲🇽 desagradablemente

Etymology

The word 'unsavorily' is derived from the adjective 'unsavory', meaning unpleasant or distasteful. The addition of the suffix '-ly' transforms it into an adverb, indicating the manner in which something lacks good taste or is morally offensive. The term has been used in English language to describe behavior that is socially unacceptable or distasteful.