- savory⇄adj. 1. pleasing in taste or smell.
Ex. The savory smell of roasting turkey greeted us as we entered the house.
(SYN) appetizing, palatable, tasty, toothsome.
2. giving a relish; salty or piquant and not sweet.
3. (Figurative.) - savory⇄noun a small portion of highly seasoned food served at the beginning or end of a dinner to stimulate the appetite or digestion.
Ex. Later over soup, steak and savory, served by several maids, there were painful attempts at conversation (New Yorker - savory⇄savory (1), adjective, -vorier,-voriest,noun, pl.-vories.
(Especially U.S.) - savory⇄savory (2), noun, pl.-vories.
(Especially U.S.) any one of several fragrant, often woody herbs and small shrubs of the mint family, used for seasoning food.