Gustatory

//ˈɡʌstəˌtɔɹi// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, or relating to, the sense of taste.

    "WHERE TO DINE—Well, Mary Ward, our courageous gustatory investigatress, has finally completed her rounds of the eateries and, with her last despairing effort, dashed off this report on the road houses: […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to gustation wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"Is there some gustatory or culinary analog of a novel or film? In other words, can you eat or taste a complete, riveting story the way you can watch or read one?"

Etymology

From Latin gustātus, participle of gustō (“to taste”), + -ory.

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