Savorily

sa·vor·y ¹  (sv-r)

adj.

1. Appetizing to the taste or smell: a savory stew.

2. Piquant, pungent, or salty to the taste; not sweet.

3. Morally respectable; inoffensive: a past that was scarcely savory.

n. pl. sa·vor·ies

A dish of pungent taste, such as anchovies on toast or pickled fruit, sometimes served in Great Britain as an hors d'oeuvre or instead of a sweet dessert.

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[Middle English savure, from Old French savoure, past participle of savourer, to taste, from Late Latin saprre, from Latin sapor, flavor; see savor.]

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savor·i·ly adv.

savor·i·ness n.