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flavorous

[ fley-ver-uhs ]

adjective

  1. full of flavor.
  2. pleasant to the taste or smell.


flavorous

/ ˈfleɪvərəs /

adjective

  1. having flavour; tasty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • un·flavor·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of flavorous1

First recorded in 1690–1700; flavor + -ous
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Example Sentences

The dry stuffing takes up the juices of the fowl, and is much more flavorous, and less pasty than that which is wet before use.

Weather permitting, it made—it still makes—the finest and most flavorous dried fruit ever eaten.

To this kind of stuff the addition of a small amount of some flavorous material is very useful.

They were not particularly flavorous oysters as we know oysters on this side of the ocean.

The book is fresh and flavorous in tone, and speaks to the fancy of children.

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