Synonyms

tasty

American

[tey-stee] / ˈteɪ sti /

adjective

tastier, tastiest

good-tasting; savory.

a tasty canapé.

Synonyms:

appetizing, toothsome, delectable, delicious
Informal. having or showing good taste; tasteful.

tasty British

/ ˈteɪstɪ /

adjective

having a pleasant flavour
informal attractive: used chiefly by men when talking of women
informal skilful or impressive

she was a bit tasty with a cutlass
(of cheddar cheese) having a strong flavour

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Related Words

See palatable.

Other Word Forms

tastily adverb
tastiness noun
untastily adverb
untasty adjective

Etymology

Origin of tasty

First recorded in 1610–20; taste + -y ¹

Example Sentences

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Some deadly mushrooms are easy to mistake for their tasty counterparts, resulting in several serious illnesses and one death in California.

From Los Angeles Times

But keeping your job because there's no automatic, tasty replacement is a position of safety built on others' weakness, not your own strength.

From BBC

They were tasty but not enough to amount to a Wonder.

From Literature

Our shore duties also included cooking and cleaning for the master, and the boys fought over these jobs for the sake of his leftovers, which were far tastier than ours.

From Literature

It’s one of those homemaker advice columns—someone called Mrs. Bardell describes tasty and nourishing dishes women can cook for their families in only five minutes.

From Literature

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