flavorous

[ fley-ver-uhs ]

adjective

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

flavorous

/ ˈfleɪvərəs /

adjective

1. having flavour; tasty

Other Words From

• un·flavor·ous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of flavorous¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; flavor + -ous

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.

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

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

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

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

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