| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class III. Words Relating to Matter | | Section III. Organic Matter | | 2. Sensation |
| (3) Taste |
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| 394. Savoriness. |
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| NOUN: | SAVORINESS &c. adj.; nectareousness; relish, zest.
APPETIZER, apéritif [F.], hors d’œuvre [F.]
DELICACY, titbit, dainty, ambrosia, nectar, delice [obs.], bonne-bouche [F.]; game, turtle, venison; delicatessen.
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| VERB: | BE SAVORY &c. adj.; tickle the -palate, - appetite; tempt the appetite, taste good, taste of something; flatter the palate.
render palatable &c. adj.
relish, like, smack the lips.
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| ADJECTIVE: | SAVORY, to one’s taste, tasty, good, palatable, good-tasting, pleasing, nice, dainty, delectable; toothful [obs.], toothsome; gustful, appetizing, lickerish or liquorish [rare], delicate, delicious, exquisite, rich, luscious, ambrosial, ambroisan, nectareous, distinctive.
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| ADVERB: | per amusare la bocca [It.].
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Cela se laisse manger.
- Lickerish baits, fit to ensnare a brute.—Milton
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