unsavorily

With offensive manner

In a manner that is morally distasteful or socially disreputable: He had been unsavorily involved with organized crime.

Less commonly, in a way that is unpleasant to taste or smell.

The word carries connotations of seediness or corruption rather than mere unpleasantness.

offensively

crudely

In unrefined manner

coarsely · lewdly · indelicately · obscenely · sordidly · sleazily · disreputably · shabbily · seedily · boorishly

unpleasantly

distastefully

In an objectionable manner

uninvitingly · unappealingly · jarringly · discordantly · gratingly · harshly · objectionably · irritatingly · unsettlingly · disconcertingly

disgustingly

revoltingly

In a repulsive way

vilely · foully · loathsomely · abhorrently · grotesquely · hideously · gruesomely · monstrously · odiously · detestably

insipidly

blandly

Without distinctive character

flatly · vapidly · lifelessly · boringly · monotonously · uninterestingly · colorlessly · drably · prosaically · tediously

Opposites
pleasantness/appeal

unsavorilypleasantly

In an enjoyable manner

agreeably · delightfully · attractively · appealingly · charmingly

moral/ethical quality

unsavorilywholesomely

In beneficial manner

reputably · virtuously · honorably · respectably · decently

taste/palatability

unsavorilydeliciously

In a tasty manner

tastily · appetizingly · palatably · delectably · lusciously

Family

savory, savor, unsavory, disfavor, savored, savoury, savoriness, unsavoury, savoured

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G