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   De·li·cious

   /dəˈliSHəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. highly pleasant to the taste: "delicious home-baked brown bread" Similar mouthwateringappetizingtastyflavorsomeflavorfuldelectabletoothsomeinvitingvery enjoyablevery palatablesucculentlusciousrichsweetsavorypiquantinformal:scrumptiousdelishscrummyyummyyum-yummoreishpengfinger-lickingnummyliterary:ambrosialrare:ambrosiannectareousnectareanflavoroussapidOpposite inedibleunpalatable
   • ▪ delightful: "a delicious irony" Similar delightfulexquisitedelectablelovelypleasurableextremely pleasant/enjoyableinformal:gloriousheavenlydivineOpposite unpleasanthorrible

   Word Origin Middle English (also in the sense ‘characterized by sensuous indulgence’): via Old French from late Latin deliciosus, from Latin deliciae (plural) ‘delight, pleasure’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deliciousness noun

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