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delectable

American  
[dih-lek-tuh-buhl] / dɪˈlɛk tə bəl /

adjective

  1. delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable.

    a delectable witticism.
    Synonyms:
    entertaining, amusing, agreeable, gratifying, pleasurable
    Antonyms:
    distasteful, disagreeable

  2. delicious.

    a delectable dinner.
    Antonyms:
    distasteful, disagreeable

noun

  1. an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish.

    a buffet table spread with delectables.
delectable British  
/ dɪˈlɛktəbəl /

adjective

  1. highly enjoyable, esp pleasing to the taste; delightful

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Other Word Forms

  • delectability noun
  • delectableness noun
  • delectably adverb
  • undelectable adjective
  • undelectably adverb

Etymology

Origin of delectable

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēlectābilis delightful, equivalent to dēlectā ( re ) to delight (frequentative of dēlicere to entice) + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

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I have to admit that my stomach grumbles at all the delectable smells.

From Literature

Based in Paris, David Lebovitz has been giving us delectable recipes for more than 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sight of all those plump, delectable, buck-buck-bucking chickens might be too much for the children to resist, especially if it was getting close to lunchtime.

From Literature

The friends at my kitchen counter landed on some delectable gossip—the kind nobody would dare utter at a public cafe, much less print in a national newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dessert was the sesame mochi xiao long bao, a delectable finish that didn’t disappoint.

From Salon

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