savory has definitions from the fields of food,botany
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[ adjective ] morally respectable or inoffensive

Synonyms

inoffensive savoury

Examples

"a past that was scarcely savory"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

The more I probed into this young_man 's activities and character , the less savory I found him .

Related terms

unsavory

2
[ noun ] (food) either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family

Synonyms

savoury

3
[ noun ] (botany) any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
4
[ adjective ] (food) pleasing to the sense of taste

Related terms

appetizing

5
[ noun ] (botany) dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions

Related terms

herb Micromeria

6
[ adjective ] (food) having an agreeably pungent taste

Related terms

tasteful

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 17155
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[ noun ] (food) an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

Synonyms

savoury

Related terms

dainty

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