Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gustatory

/ˈɡʌstəˌtɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: gus-ta-to-ry
IPA: /ˈɡʌstəˌtɔɹi/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or relating to, the sense of taste.

Example Sentences

"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: […]"
"The point, Goldstein discovered through a lot of long days hanging out in parking lots, is that tailgating — the gustatory madness, the multigenerational camaraderie, the decked-out vans — is as essential a part of football as the game itself."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *ǵews-, gustātus
Suffix: -ory

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡʌstəˌtɔɹi/
British English: /ˈɡʌstətəɹi/

Inflected Forms

more gustatory (comparative) most gustatory (superlative)

Derived Forms

gustatorial gustatorily nongustatory olfactogustatory

Phrases

gustatory hair gustatory rhinitis

Synonyms

gustative gustatorial

Questions

How do you pronounce gustatory?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡʌstəˌtɔɹi/.
What does gustatory mean?: Of, or relating to, the sense of taste.
Where does gustatory come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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