All 3 Uses of
savor
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- Just ...just savoring the moment.†
p. 322.5 *savoring = taking great pleasure from
- All around the cafeteria, children were stuffing themselves with their usual favorites — greasy foods, savories, and sweet treats — and guzzling chocolate milk and soft drinks.†
p. 406.4
- It can't hurt to savor the occasion, at any rate.†
p. 440.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(savor) to take great pleasure from; or the pleasure or flavor enjoyed
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, savory can refer to an aroma or flavor that is not sweet, or to a specific spice of the mint family or related plants.
Even more rarely, savor can mean to have traces of -- as when Alexander Hamilton wrote "Its situation must always savor of weakness."