Antonyms for savory

Grammar : Adj

Spell : sey-vuh-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪ və ri

Definition of savory

Origin : "pleasing in taste or smell," c.1200, from Old French savore "tasty, flavorsome" (Modern French savouré), past participle of savourer "to taste" (see savor (n.)).

adj pleasing, delicious in flavor

Example sentences :

There was, indeed, but little said, but the words were savory and Scriptural.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Wine is usually optional in savory dishes; it gives richness only.
Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen

Their nostrils were regaled with the savory fumes of the cooking meat.
Extract from : « War from the Inside » by Frederick L. (Frederick Lyman) Hitchcock

Faith, Mary, you're a good cook; that's as savory a stew as ever I tasted.
Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

This was after dinner, which had been a savory meal served by a man cook.
Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller

Bears were fatter and better to the palate than the most "savory" pigs in France.
Extract from : « The Country of the Neutrals » by James H. Coyne

He had met Stillwater at Wichita, where the gambler's reputation was far from savory.
Extract from : « The Boy Land Boomer » by Ralph Bonehill

And then the hot tea and savory dishes, the cushioned chair and the books!
Extract from : « Sara Crewe » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

There was something hot and savory in it—something delicious.
Extract from : « Sara Crewe » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

He sprinkled salt over the savory meat and brought it to Odysseus.
Extract from : « Odysseus, the Hero of Ithaca » by Homer

Synonyms for savory

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