savory
adjective
1. (figuratively) morally good or acceptable
- good and savory language
Similar word(s): savoury
2. having a nice salty taste
Similar word(s): tasty, piquant, savoury, zesty
3. pleasing to the sense of taste
Similar word(s): appetising, appetizing, savoury
Sentences with savory as an adjective:
- The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
- The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
- The savory duck contrasted well with the sweet sauce.
- Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.
noun
1. any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
Definition categories: plant, herb
2. dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
Definition categories: plant, herb
3. either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
Similar word(s): savoury
Definition categories: food, herb
4. an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
Similar word(s): savoury
Definition categories: food, dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat