unsweet

adjective

un·​sweet

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: not sweet: such as

a

: not pleasant or agreeable : distasteful

he sometimes finds life unsweet

b(1)

: not sweet or pleasing to the taste

unsweet fruit

(2)

: dry sense 16a

c

: not pleasant to hear

has a fine voice … not unsweet in its lower ranges

—Theatre Arts

d

: having an unpleasant smell : foul

the unsweet sewers of the city

Word History

Etymology

Middle English unswete, from Old English unswēte, from un- entry 1 + swēte sweet

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