Definitions

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  • adjective Not having a sweet taste.

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  • adjective not containing sugar

Etymologies

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non- +‎ sweet

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Examples

  • One is an outtake of Stanley Burroughs concoction using fresh squeezed juice oranges, which are a nonsweet variety found on the island.

    Third World Juice Cleansing 2008

  • I was excited to experiment with different less-sweet dipping options and found that jicama, a large root vegetable with a nonsweet, watermelonlike texture, was divine, particularly when saturated with in lime prior to dipping.

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • I was excited to experiment with different less-sweet dipping options and found that jicama, a large root vegetable with a nonsweet, watermelonlike texture, was divine, particularly when saturated with in lime prior to dipping.

    The Truth About Beauty Kat James 2007

  • Between finishing the sukiyaki fillings and having the bowl returned full of noodles Yuriko presented us with small, lidded bowls of chawan-mushi, a delicate, stock-enriched, nonsweet egg custard containing prawns, ginko nuts and fish cake.

    Sukiyaki with the Yakitori lady Niki 2005

  • Between finishing the sukiyaki fillings and having the bowl returned full of noodles Yuriko presented us with small, lidded bowls of chawan-mushi, a delicate, stock-enriched, nonsweet egg custard containing prawns, ginko nuts and fish cake.

    Archive 2005-12-01 Niki 2005

  • A strata is also a way to use up any surplus, stale nonsweet bread.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • When baking nonsweet items, a piece of bread cut out to fit the bottom of the round baking pan worked well as a base, except it was so thick that there was little room for toppings.

    Times Record News Stories 2010

  • A strata is also a way to use up any surplus, stale nonsweet bread.

    chicagotribune.com - News 2010

  • This book claims it is the only book devoted to nonsweet baking, which I know for a fact to be untrue.

    NPR Topics: News 2009

  • This book claims it is the only book devoted to nonsweet baking, which I know for a fact to be untrue.

    NPR Topics: News 2009

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