flavorous
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- unflavorous adjective
Etymology
Origin of flavorous
Example Sentences
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Never were there such toothsome red radishes as are grown here in the north, large, firm, and flavorous.
From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey
Each winter a cask was sent him from a special vineyard on the heights of Corinth, and occasioned something like a general rejoicing in Cambridge, so widely were its flavorous contents distributed.
From The Teacher Essays and Addresses on Education by Palmer, Alice Freeman
The queen, assiduous to her train assigns The sumptuous viands, and the flavorous wines.
From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander
Who made the splendid rose Saturate with purple glows; Cupped to the marge with beauty; a perfume-press Whence the wind vintages Gushes of warm-ed fragrance richer far Than all the flavorous ooze of Cyprus' vats?
From New Poems by Thompson, Francis
The more meaty and flavorous the persimmons, the richer will be the beer.
From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha
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