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savoury

adjective noun

having a pleasant taste

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
S
Ends with
Y
Contains
AV
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. having a pleasant taste

adjective

  1. morally wholesome or acceptable

    “a past that was scarcely savory”

adjective

  1. having an agreeably pungent taste

noun

  1. an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

noun

  1. either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family

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a past that was scarcely savory

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