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savory

Definition

  • noun: a small serving of food that is spicy or salty but not sweet
  • noun: a dish of stimulating flavor served usually at the end of dinner but sometimes as an appetizer
  • adjective: having a pleasant taste or smell
  • adjective: having 'savor'
  • usually used in negative statements
  • synonyms: palatable, odorous, delicious

Examples

  • His reputation was anything but 'savory'. [=his reputation was unsavory]

  • They prepared an assortment of both sweet and 'savory' foods.

  • her less 'savory' friend

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) an amusement park on top of it was a good idea. It really wasn't. What happened? Opening day... long lines of savory half-bloods and one hungry Cyclops. Bad for business. I'll just turn us right around then. Find us a place to dock. I was afraid she was gonna say that. (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters