Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to the sense of taste.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to gustation or tasting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, or relating to, the
sense oftaste .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to gustation
Etymologies
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Examples
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On first seeing his beloved: "She was if the word gustatory had grown legs and got a dress."
The Style of a Wild Man William Giraldi 2011
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But anyone who has savored a really good artisanal cheese or enjoyed a local wine with a personality all its own knows that certain gustatory pleasures depend o n place more than process.
GASTRONOMY 2010
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But anyone who has savored a really good artisanal cheese or enjoyed a local wine with a personality all its own knows that certain gustatory pleasures depend on place more than process.
Gastronomy Aram Bakshian Jr 2010
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The peripheral gustatory or taste organs consist of certain modified epithelial cells arranged in flask-shaped groups termed gustatory calyculi (taste-buds), which are found on the tongue and adjacent parts.
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The so-called gustatory qualities of the humours are these: -- sweetness, pungency, bitterness, astringency, acerbity, sourness, saltness, fattiness, stickiness; for taste is capable of discriminating all these.
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Since the presence of a large-screen TV is a given, Pete has two obligations as host: to provide a pleasing gustatory experience aka "good eats", and to ensure that costs don't get out of control.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: What If Ben Bernanke Was Hosting Our Super Bowl Party Instead of My Friend Pete? RJ 2011
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Since the presence of a large-screen TV is a given, Pete has two obligations as host: to provide a pleasing gustatory experience aka "good eats", and to ensure that costs don't get out of control.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: What If Ben Bernanke Was Hosting Our Super Bowl Party Instead of My Friend Pete? RJ 2011
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Each of Fresson's pastries has the same simple visual and gustatory elegance.
Flora Lazar: Pastry Outside of Paris: Museum and 'Mets' in Metz Flora Lazar 2011
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I'm a pretty adventurous eater, so given the right chef, I wouldn't hesitate to give Asian carp a gustatory chance.
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Condensed to an hour from more than 30 hours of continuous shooting, the film thrives on a vibrant array of street characters, rubber-boned dance moves, conga grooves and abundant gustatory pleasures.
Documentary Dramas and Communist Comedies Steve Dollar 2011
hagendas commented on the word gustatory
As in "Is it all right to boil a sentient creature alive just for our gustatory pleasure?" from "Consider the Lobster" essay in Gourmet (also in book form) by David Foster Wallace. Rest in peace.
January 10, 2009
gangerh commented on the word gustatory
I love Sentient Creature Thermidor when market prices allow.
January 10, 2009