saporific

[sap-uh-rif-ik]

adjective

1. producing or imparting flavor or taste.

Other Word Forms

• nonsaporific adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of saporific¹

1695–1705; < New Latin sapōrificus, equivalent to Latin sapōr-, stem of sapor savor + -i- -i- + -ficus -fic

Example Sentences

Saporific, sap-o-rif′ik, adj. giving a taste.—ns.

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Associated words: gustatory, saporific. tasteful, a. palatable, savory, relishable, toothsome, gustable, delicious. tasteless, a. insipid, flat, unpalatable, vapid. tastelessness, n. insipidity, vapidity. tasty, a. tasteful, neat.

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Adj. sapid, saporific†; gustable†, gustatory; gustful†; strong, gamy; palatable &c.

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