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. 





　

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].





　

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.