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savorier

savorier is the comparative form of savory.

Meaning of savory

Adjective

savory (comparative savorier, superlative savoriest)

  1. (US) Tasty, attractive to the palate.
    • The fine restaurant presented an array of savory dishes; each was delicious.
  2. (US) Either salty or spicy, but not sweet.
    • The mushrooms, meat, bread, rice, peanuts and potatoes were all good savory foods.
  3. (US) Umami.
    • The savory rabbit soup contrasted well with the sweet cucumber sandwiches with jam.
  4. (US, figuratively) Morally or ethically acceptable.
    • Readers are to be warned that quotations in this chapter contain some not so savory language.

See all 8 meanings of savory

Questions about savorier

What is savorier the comparative form of?
Savorier is the comparative form of savory.

Words near savorier in the dictionary

  1. savoredst
  2. savorer
  3. savorers
  4. savorest
  5. savoreth
  6. savorier
  7. savories
  8. savoriest
  9. savorily
  10. savoriness
  11. savoring

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Adapted from Wiktionary: savorier (page history and authors); savory (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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