gustatory
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- gustatorily adverb
- ungustatory adjective
Etymology
Origin of gustatory
1675–85; < Latin gustā ( re ) to taste + -tory 1
Example Sentences
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For people cosplaying as a vacationer on the Amalfi Coast, there may be no better gustatory way to approximate the sensation.
From Salon • Jul. 23, 2024
Setting aside the specter of a mauling, social media users were impressed with “Oreo,” taking to X to unfurl a string of dad jokes about the animal’s gustatory predilections.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024
“As always, I don’t want any special treatment. I want to be treated like everybody else,” he says in his video review, explaining why it didn’t feature the usual gustatory theater.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2023
"We want to fabricate both the tongue part and the gustatory circuit in one chip to simplify it further," Ghosh said.
From Science Daily • Oct. 4, 2023
While the old man in the underground prison had eaten well in North Korea, Park’s gustatory adventures were global.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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