Inappropriate vs Unsavoury - What's the difference?
inappropriate | unsavoury |
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.
(British)
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, date=April 23
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As adjectives the difference between inappropriate and unsavoury
is that inappropriate is not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place while unsavoury is (british).inappropriate
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- It is inappropriate to burp at a formal dinner.
- "While PDA or sexual irresponsibility may be considered unsuitable, it is not inappropriate for teenagers in a relationship and nearly of legal age to talk alone."
Synonyms
* out of line * unfit * unsuitableDerived terms
* inappropriately * inappropriatenessunsavoury
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane".}}