Meaning of 'savory'

adjective

pleasing to the sense of taste

Synonyms: mouth-watering

adjective

morally wholesome or acceptable

Example: "a past that was scarcely savory"

Synonyms: savoury

adjective

having an agreeably pungent taste

Synonyms: savoury piquant spicy zesty

noun

an aromatic or spicy dish served at the end of dinner or as an hors d'oeuvre

Synonyms: savoury

noun

either of two aromatic herbs of the mint family

Synonyms: savoury

noun

dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions

noun

any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees