savory
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
savory
adj 1: morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was
scarcely savory" [syn: {savory}, {savoury}] [ant:
{offensive}, {unsavory}, {unsavoury}]
2: having an agreeably pungent taste [syn: {piquant}, {savory},
{savoury}, {spicy}, {zesty}]
3: pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {mouth-watering},
{savory}, {savoury}]
n 1: any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus
Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
2: dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions [syn: {savory},
{Micromeria juliana}]
3: either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family [syn:
{savory}, {savoury}]
4: an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as
an hors d'oeuvre [syn: {savory}, {savoury}]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
95 Moby Thesaurus words for "savory":
agreeable, ambrosia, ambrosial, appetizer, appetizing, aromatic,
balmy, bonne bouche, cate, choice morsel, comestible, creditable,
dainty, decent, decorous, delectable, delicacy, delicate,
delicious, delightful, dessert, eatable, edible, esculent,
essenced, exquisite, flavored, flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome,
flavory, flowery, fragrant, fruity, good, good to eat,
good-tasting, goody, gustable, gusty, honest, honorable,
incense-breathing, innocent, juicy, kickshaw, kosher, likable,
luscious, lush, manna, morsel, musky, nectar, nectareous,
nectarous, nice, odorate, odoriferous, odorous, of gourmet quality,
palatable, perfumed, perfumy, pleasing, proper, redolent,
relishing, reputable, respectable, sapid, saporific, saporous,
savorous, scented, scrumptious, seemly, spicy, starter, succulent,
sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, tasteful, tasty, tempting,
thuriferous, tidbit, titbit, toothsome, treat, upright, warner,
wholesome, yummy
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