Synonyms for gustatory
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : guhs-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgʌs təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i |
Top 10 synonyms for gustatory Other synonyms for the word gustatory
Définition of gustatory
Origin :- 1680s, from Latin gustatus "sense of taste; a taste," noun use of past participle of gustare "to taste" (see gusto) + -ory.
- As in sensory : adj affecting animate nerve organs
- He was the food, and the sight of him excited in her the gustatory sensations.
- Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
- And so our royal relative is dead!And so he rests from gustatory labors!
- Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various
- Because the gustatory nerves are not distributed to that part of the tongue.
- Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous
- As for gustatory sensations, they are very rare and without interest.
- Extract from : « Metapsychical Phenomena » by J. Maxwell
- Because they thereby bring the wine in contact with the under surface of the tongue, in which the gustatory nerves chiefly reside.
- Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous
- The habit was subtly characteristic of the man, because it was so suggestive of gustatory enthusiasm.
- Extract from : « The Record of Nicholas Freydon » by A. J. (Alec John) Dawson
- For the sense of sight cannot perceive taste, nor can color be apprehended by the gustatory sense.
- Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
- To such, the nearer the flavor approaches that of smoked herring and tobacco, the greater the gustatory gratification.
- Extract from : « Hints on cheese-making » by Thomas Day Curtis
- Real enjoyment ought not to be dependent upon feasting and gustatory pleasures.
- Extract from : « Science in the Kitchen. » by Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
- Or the gustatory romance of Cheddar cheese, musty ale, roast lamb and greens.
- Extract from : « Europe After 8:15 » by H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan and Willard Huntington Wright
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