Adjective: savory sey-vu-ree Usage: US (elsewhere: savoury)
- Having an agreeably pungent taste
- piquant, savoury [Brit, Cdn], zesty - Having a pleasant taste
"She tried and tested high fiber, low-fat, low-sugar recipes to ensure delicious, savory meals that conform to diabetic dietary requirements"; - mouth-watering, savoury [Brit, Cdn] - Morally wholesome or acceptable
"a past that was scarcely savory"; - savoury [Brit, Cdn] Noun: savory sey-vu-ree Usage: US (elsewhere: savoury)
- Any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
- savoury [Brit, Cdn] - Dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
- Micromeria juliana, savoury [Brit, Cdn] - Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
- savoury [Brit, Cdn] - An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
- savoury [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: savories See also: appetising [Brit], appetizing, tasty Type of: dainty, delicacy, goody, herb, herbaceous plant, kickshaw [archaic], treat Antonym: unsavoury [Brit, Cdn] Part of: genus Micromeria, genus Satureia, genus Satureja, Micromeria, Satureia, Satureja Encyclopedia: Savory, Michael |