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Pos: Adjective, Noun
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun savoury has 2 senses

1.  savoury(n = noun.food) savory - either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family;
is a kind of herb
has particulars: summer savory, summer savoury, winter savory, winter savoury

2.  savoury(n = noun.food) savory - an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre;
is a kind of dainty, delicacy, goody, kickshaw, treat
Derived forms adjective savoury3, adjective savoury2


Adjective savoury has 3 senses

1.  savoury(a = adj.all) savory - morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was scarcely savory"

2.  savoury(s = adj.all) piquant, savory, spicy, zesty - having an agreeably pungent taste;
Derived forms noun savour1, noun savoury2

3.  savoury(s = adj.all) mouth-watering, savory - pleasing to the sense of taste;
Derived forms noun savour1, noun savoury2


[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

savoury, adj. & n. (US savory)
--adj.
1 having an appetizing taste or smell.
2 (of food) salty or piquant, not sweet (a savoury omelette).
3 pleasant; acceptable.
--n. (pl. -ies) Brit. a savoury dish served as an appetizer or at the end of dinner.

Derivative:
savourily adv. savouriness n.

Etymology:
ME f. OF savour{eacute} past part. (as SAVOUR)


[RELATED WORDS]

summer savoury, winter savoury