Meaning

Tasty, attractive to the palate..

Definitions by Sense

1. Tasty, attractive to the palate.
2. Either salty or spicy, but not sweet.
3. Umami.
4. (figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
5. (American spelling) A savory snack.
6. Any of several Mediterranean herbs, of the genus Satureja, grown as culinary flavourings.
7. The leaves of these plants used as a flavouring.

Example Sentences

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 rabbit soup contrasted well with the sweet cucumber sandwiches with jam.

Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.

The ruthless practices of the Ontario Film Censor Board are by now the laughing stock of most of the world. Scenes that contain more flesh or affection than they find savoury are simply hacked out of the film before it is released.

On Friday the pastry chef Pichet Ong will open his own cafe, with sweets and savories served at tables and a counter.

There are some who advise taking the noxious herb savory; in my judgment it is poison.

Word Forms

• savorier
• savoriest
• savoury
• savories

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When Should You Use Savory?

Use savory when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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