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delicious
[ dih-lish-uhs ]
adjective
- highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell:
a delicious dinner;
a delicious aroma.
Synonyms: delicate, dainty, delectable, savory, palatable
Antonyms: unpleasant
- very pleasing; delightful:
a delicious sense of humor.
noun
- (initial capital letter) a red or yellow variety of apple, cultivated in the U.S.
delicious
/ dɪˈlɪʃəs /
adjective
- very appealing to the senses, esp to the taste or smell
- extremely enjoyable or entertaining
a delicious joke
Derived Forms
- deˈliciously, adverb
- deˈliciousness, noun
Other Words From
- de·licious·ly adverb
- de·licious·ness noun
- hyper·de·licious adjective
- hyper·de·licious·ly adverb
- hyper·de·licious·ness noun
- over·de·licious adjective
- over·de·licious·ly adverb
- over·de·licious·ness noun
- unde·licious adjective
- unde·licious·ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of delicious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of delicious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
I will turn my nose up when you offer me the rest of some delicious pastry that you nibbled on.
Kevin: This is actually a delicious opportunity for Aniston.
Many blended scotches are just as delicious and take even more artistry to make.
We prefer the low key spots, where the eating is as cheap as it is delicious.
This stuff is all fresh and delicious, and they serve a pretty excellent ropa vieja too.
Many of them were delicious in the role; one of them was the embodiment of every womanly grace and charm.
The delicious soft rains set in early, promising a good grain year.
We got back to Weimar about eight in the evening, and this delicious excursion, like all others, had to end.
She made an end of her correspondence, and sat down to a delicious little supper alone; as she best liked to enjoy these treats.
I love the English winters, don't you, because one has to do such delicious things to keep all thought of them out.
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