savory vs unsavory

savory

adj
  • Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet. 

  • umami, modern 

  • Morally or ethically acceptable. 

  • Tasty, attractive to the palate. 

noun
  • Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings. 

  • A savory snack. 

  • The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring. 

unsavory

adj
  • Not savory; without flavor. 

  • Of bad taste; distasteful. 

  • Disreputable, not respectable, of questionable moral character. 

  • Making an activity undesirable. 

How often have the words savory and unsavory occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )