flavourful

adjectiveB2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Flavourful means full of strong pleasant taste. A flavourful stew, less flavourful than last year.

It praises depth rather than strength, so a flavourful dish need not be highly seasoned. Americans spell it flavorful, and the British form keeps the u.

Definitions of flavourful

1adjectiveflavourfulFull of strong pleasant taste.B2
“Slow cooking made the cheapest cut the most flavourful thing on the table.”

flavourful is a quality.

Also accepted in games: flavorful

Where it comes from

flavorful comes from flavor + ful.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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flavourful in the wild

A fresh spice, such as ginger, is usually more flavourful than its dried form, but fresh spices are more expensive and have a much shorter shelf life.
Spice
A cream liqueur is a liqueur that includes dairy cream and a generally flavourful liquor among its ingredients.
Cream liqueur
Foods prepared in a perpetual stew have been described as being flavourful due to the manner in which the ingredients blend together.
Perpetual stew
Uszka, ushka or vushka are small dumplings (a very small and twisted version of pierogi) usually filled with flavourful wild forest mushrooms and/or minced meat.
Uszka
Massaman curry is a rich, flavourful, and mildly spicy Thai curry.
Massaman curry

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