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1. (adj.) savory
pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell.
2. savory
piquant.
3. savory
pleasing, attractive, or agreeable.
4. (n.) savory
Chiefly Brit. a spicy or aromatic dish served as an appetizer or dessert.
5. (n.) savory
any aromatic herb of the genus Satureja, of the mint family, esp. S. hortensis
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME saverey, perh. for OE sætherie < L saturēia)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) savory
any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
2. (noun) savory, Micromeria juliana
dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
3. (noun) savory, savoury
either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
4. (adj) savory, savoury
an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
5. (adj) savory, savoury
morally wholesome or acceptable
"a past that was scarcely savory"
6. (adj) piquant, savory, savoury, spicy, zesty
having an agreeably pungent taste
7. (adj) mouth-watering, savory, savoury
pleasing to the sense of taste
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) savory
pleasing to the organs of taste or smell
2. (noun) savory
an aromatic labiate plant (Satureia hortensis), much used in cooking; -- also called summer savory
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