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gustatory

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

/ ˈgʌs təˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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adjective

of or relating to taste or tasting.

Origin of gustatory

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

OTHER WORDS FROM gustatory

gus·ta·to·ri·ly, adverb un·gus·ta·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby gustatory

gussy, gussy up, gust, gustation, gustative, gustatory, gustatory cell, gustatory hyperesthesia, gustatory hyperhidrosis, gustatory rhinorrhea, gustave

Example sentences from the Web for gustatory

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

Medical definitions for gustatory

gustatory

[ gŭs′tə-tôr′ē ]

adj.

Of or relating to the sense of taste.