Synonyms for savory
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : sey-vuh-ree |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈseɪ və ri |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for savory
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