delectable

[ dih-lek-tuh-buhl ]

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adjective

delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
delicious: a delectable dinner.

noun

an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish: a buffet table spread with delectables.

Origin of delectable

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

Other words for delectable

1	pleasurable, gratifying, agreeable; amusing, entertaining

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Opposites for delectable

1, 2	disagreeable, distasteful

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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

Minnie Driver and Stockham as his neighbor and her son are delectably weird.
Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows | Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon | July 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Democrats found it difficult to choose in 2008 because both their options seemed to them so delectably yummy.
Still Waiting for Mr. Right | David Frum | February 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Now if you think this is all narcissistic and delectably open to viciousness, please read on.
The Bag Lady Papers, Part IV | Alexandra Penney | January 14, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
The full-length picture of her included a streamlined, full-blossomed and yet delectably lithe body.
In the Dark | Ronal Kayser
And how could he more delectably spend, or more ecstatically enjoy his fortune, than by so equitable a participation?'
Camilla | Fanny Burney

There were also beasts and birds which sung full delectably, and moved by craft, that it seemed that they were alive.
Early Travels in Palestine | Arculf et al.
Then I, too, went back to bed, and I slept delectably and dreamless.
Charles Auchester, Volume 2 (of 2) | Elizabeth Sheppard
So they drove to Foyot's and consumed two hours more in lunching delectably.
Clark's Field | Robert Herrick

British Dictionary definitions for delectable

delectable

/ (dɪˈlɛktəbəl) /

adjective

highly enjoyable, esp pleasing to the taste; delightful

Origin of delectable

C14: from Latin dēlectābilis, from dēlectāre to delight

Derived forms of delectable

delectableness or delectability, noun
delectably, adverb

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