gustatory

 
gustatory Audio pronunciation

 
adjective | GUSS-tuh-tor-ee
 
What It Means
 
Gustatory describes things that are related to or associated with eating or the sense of taste.
 
// The deli has been widely praised for its astonishing variety of gustatory delights.

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gustatory
adjective
: relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
gustatorily
adverb


Did you know?
Gustatory is a member of a finite set of words that describe the senses with which we encounter our world, the other members being visual, aural, olfactory, and tactile. Like its peers, gustatory has its roots in Latin—in this case, the Latin word gustare, meaning "to taste." Gustare is a direct ancestor of gustatory, gustation, meaning "the act or sensation of tasting," and degustation, meaning "the action or an instance of tasting especially in a series of small portions." More distant relatives of gustare include choose and disgust.

Examples of gustatory in a Sentence
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Then head a few miles east to the Chori-Man in San Pedro for a burrito that will blow your mind and gustatory sense.
—Laura Randall, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
Extreme gustatory indulgence is also popular at Milkcraft, which has locations in West Hartford Center, Fairfield and, most recently, New Haven.
—Deborah Hornblow, courant.com, 3 July 2019

Word History
First Known Use
1684, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gustatory was in 1684
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