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# savory

adjective (savory, more savory, most savory)

«savory» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

American spelling of «savoury»: see «savoury». Tasty and salty or meaty, not sweet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savory/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories the smell of cooking food that makes you hungry

### Examples

- Now and then he sniffed the savory odor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savory/#x1)
- There is a savory fire in his front yard! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savory/#x2)
- Crisps and cheese are savory snacks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savory/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «savory» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/savory/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«savory» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/savory.html) on Mova free.