delectable
delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
delicious: a delectable dinner.
an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish: a buffet table spread with delectables.
Origin of delectable
1Other words for delectable
Opposites for delectable
Other words from delectable
- de·lec·ta·ble·ness, de·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
- de·lec·ta·bly, adverb
- un·de·lec·ta·ble, adjective
- un·de·lec·ta·bly, adverb
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How to use delectable in a sentence
Days before the Super Bowl, a veritable annual chicken wing holiday, food service providers are scrambling to get their hands on these delectable morsels — and paying top dollar for them, too.
The Super Bowl is coming. And we’re running out of chicken wings. | Jacob Bogage | February 2, 2021 | Washington PostDuring the fall and winter, you’ll find locals digging for razor clams, a delectable bivalve that’s as fun to catch as it is to eat.
These are especially popular during the holidays, wrapped in colorful red, blue, green and gold cellophane, making them a delectable dessert that is opened like a gift.
These chewy, date- and walnut-packed bars are called ‘food for the gods’ with good reason | Isa Fabro | December 2, 2020 | Washington PostThey have not the least desire to plant their flag on those undelectable mountains.
The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 | Henry Baerlein“I heartily hope we shall soon be ordered away from this most undelectable coast,” observed Jack.
The Three Admirals | W.H.G. Kingston
Some weeks were spent at this most undelectable of places, so that everybody was eager to return.
The Three Lieutenants | W.H.G. KingstonMoreover, it enabled me to write what I had learned on the undelectable island of Mudros.
Australia in Arms | Phillip F.E. Schuler
British Dictionary definitions for delectable
/ (dɪˈlɛktəbəl) /
highly enjoyable, esp pleasing to the taste; delightful
Origin of delectable
1Derived forms of delectable
- delectableness or delectability, noun
- delectably, adverb
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