unsavory

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The prairie grass looks coarse and unsavory, and yet our horses and cattle will thrive well on it.

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  1. adjective Distasteful or disagreeable: an unsavory task.
  2. adjective Not savory: an unsavory meal.
  3. adjective Morally offensive: an unsavory scandal.

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  • He probably has hundreds more nephews and nieces doing unsavory or savory professional things, because it is an Irish-Catholic family, but who cares about them.
  • It was all so unsavory, the logical and businesslike way Ros was approaching this. —  Johanna Lindsey - Tender Rebel
  • He said a better, but still unsavory, alternative would be to tax emissions. —  columbiatribune.com stories
  • Even as the aides have denounced the tactics as unsavory, they acknowledge that Mr. McCain is running a more effective campaign than he was a month ago. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
  • If the author does something unsavory, the contract can be canceled by the publisher. —  Writerswrite.com's Writer's Blog
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