Associations to the word «Savoury»

Wiktionary

SAVOURY, adjective. (British spelling) (Canadian spelling) (Australian and New Zealand spelling) Alternative form of savory
SAVOURY, noun. (British spelling) (Canadian spelling) (Australian and New Zealand spelling) Alternative form of savory

Dictionary definition

SAVOURY, noun. Either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family.
SAVOURY, noun. An aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre.
SAVOURY, adjective. Morally wholesome or acceptable; "a past that was scarcely savory".
SAVOURY, adjective. Having an agreeably pungent taste.
SAVOURY, adjective. Pleasing to the sense of taste.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats