delectable
adjective
delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable.
delectableness
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a word derived from
delectable.
Example Sentences
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The Feast of Tabernacles, for instance, was liberal and happy, bright and smiling; it was the enthusiasm of pastime, the psalm of delectableness.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 22, August, 1859 by Various
Half the delectableness is in breaking down these frail and exquisite walls yourself, and tasting the nectar before it has lost its freshness by contact with the air.
From Locusts and Wild Honey by John Burroughs
Half the delectableness is in breaking down these frail and exquisite walls yourself, and tasting the nectar before it has lost its freshness by the contact with the air.
From Birds and Bees, Sharp Eyes and Other Papers by John Burroughs
If only the Baby were more pleasing, this would be perhaps the most delightful picture in the world: as it is, its blues alone lift it to the heavens of delectableness.
From A Wanderer in Florence by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
