savory
say vuh ree
- n any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees
- n dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions
- n either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family
- n an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre
- a morally wholesome or acceptable
a past that was scarcely savory - s having an agreeably pungent taste
- s pleasing to the sense of taste
- A meal lasts for hours, alternating between sweet and savory, hot and cold, familiar and otherworldly: fried rabbit ears, for instance, translucently thin and tasting like pork .
- Alas, Einsteins childhood offers history many savory ironies, but this is not one of them.
- When pop performers draw on a wide range of genres in a single album, the result can be hors d'oeuvre music: varied and savory, but perhaps not as satisfying as a main course.