October 14, 2008

Unsavory

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–adjective 
1. not savory; tasteless or insipid: an unsavory [meal]. 
2. unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful
3. unappealing or disagreeable, as a pursuit: [Poor teachers] can make education unsavory
4. socially or morally objectionable or offensive: an unsavory [past]; an unsavory [person].  

Also, especially British, unsavoury.

—Synonyms 
1. flat, unappetizing.


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unsavory (adj.)   
 
means literally 

1. "lacking taste," 
2. "smelling or tasting bad,"
 

but its figurative use, applied to personal appearance, character, or reputation, has reached cliché status. 


brothers_bloom 
Now they’ve decided to take on one last job – showing a beautiful and eccentric heiress named Penelope (Academy Award® winner Rachel Weisz) the time of her life with a romantic adventure that takes them around the world – from New Jersey to Greece to Russia and Prague –in pursuit of priceless artifacts wanted by some of their most unsavory [competitors].


vicky_cristina_barcelona 
The title characters are Vicky, an intelligent realist who savors the stability and normalcy of her engagement; and Cristina, a romantic dreamer, forever seeking out new experiences in order to dispel the dissatisfaction that continually haunts her.








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