gustable

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin gustus (taste).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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gustable (comparative more gustable, superlative most gustable)

  1. Having a taste; capable of being tasted.
    • 1672, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus, Or, The Anatomy of Consumptions:
      This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming the gall bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter.
  2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.
    • 1713, William Derham, Physico-Theology:
      A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the mouth.

Noun

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gustable (plural gustables)

  1. Something edible.
    • 1837, The Monthly Review, page 92:
      [] this long list of gustables, at the bare name of which his mouth would water []