flavorous
Americanadjective
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Weather permitting, it made—it still makes—the finest and most flavorous dried fruit ever eaten.
From Dishes & Beverages of the Old South by McCulloch-Williams, Martha
They were not particularly flavorous oysters as we know oysters on this side of the ocean.
From Europe Revised by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)
To this kind of stuff the addition of a small amount of some flavorous material is very useful.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir
The fondness for condiments, especially garlic and pepper, among the higher orders, possibly served to render the coarser nourishment of the poor more savoury and flavorous.
From Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine by Hazlitt, William Carew
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
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