gustatory

[ guhs-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ ˈgʌs təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

of or relating to taste or tasting.

Nearby words

1675–85; < Latin gustā(re) to taste + -tory¹

Related formsgus·ta·to·ri·ly, adverbun·gus·ta·to·ry, adjective

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They become transformed at once into visual, instead of into olfactory or gustatory percepts.
Illusions|James Sully
To such, the nearer the flavor approaches that of smoked herring and tobacco, the greater the gustatory gratification.
Hints on cheese-making|Thomas Day Curtis
It was a singular thing, but at that first bite his sudden confidence in his gustatory ability almost overwhelmed him.
The Voice of the Pack|Edison Marshall
For the sense of sight cannot perceive taste, nor can color be apprehended by the gustatory sense.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy|Isaac Husik

In the last two described sets of sensitive papillæ, the gustatory branch of the fifth pair of nerves ramifies.
A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition)|Calvin Cutter

adj.

1680s, from Latin gustatus "sense of taste; a taste," noun use of past participle of gustare "to taste" (see gusto) + -ory.