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delightful

[ dih-lahyt-fuhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing:
a delightful surprise.
Synonyms: delectable, enchanting, charming, enjoyable, pleasurable, pleasant, agreeable
Antonyms: disagreeable

delightful

/ dɪˈlaɪtfʊl /

First recorded in 1520–30; delight + -ful

It's cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful; it's the reading equivalent of hate-watching.

Much of the fun of The Churchill Factor comes from the delightful and evervescent way Johnson tells the tale.

It was a delightful, counterintuitive concept, perfectly suited to the philosophy, attitude, and technology of the Internet.

The Duchess — more of a mainstream centrist and a bit of a belle-lettrist herself — was totally delightful.

And RT is a delightful way (as geo-politics and professional wrestling are not) to bond with your teenage daughter.

The grass had a delightful fragrance, like new-mown hay, and was neatly wound around the tunnel, like the inside of a bird's-nest.

Fern cases were very much in vogue some years ago, and this is really a very delightful way of cultivating the plants.

A delightful instance of this fell under my own observation, as I was walking on Hampstead Heath.

Am I not in France—gay, delightful France—partaking of the kindness and civility of the country?

She was his best friend and a delightful person to have for a mother; her soul might be her own possession undisturbed.

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