gustative
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- gustativeness noun
Etymology
Origin of gustative
1610–20; < Medieval Latin gustātīvus, equivalent to Latin gustāt ( us ) ( gustation ) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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They sell several varieties of their own olive oil, including the frantoiano, which can transform a simple piece of bread into a gustative epiphany of earth and arbor and sky.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2018
The tannic relish of a fresh piece, oozing with sap; the uninteresting flavour of an over-dry piece, robbed of its natural condiment: these probably represent the whole gustative scale.
From The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
The tannic relish of a fresh piece, oozing with sap, the uninteresting flavour of an over-dry piece, robbed of its natural condiment: these probably represent the whole gustative scale.
From The Wonders of Instinct Chapters in the Psychology of Insects by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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