delectably
- a word derived from delectable.
Example Sentences
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The hook, "you can use my lyrics as your captions", is a delectably scathing riposte to a musician who sniped her style.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Jan Dutkiewicz and Gabriel N. Rosenberg deliver the news—well-known to many Americans, if not to the frequenters of farmers markets—that the American food industry is wildly successful at keeping us safely and even delectably fed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
But it’s a study of an existential death served in delectably cold and precise portions.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023
Oh, and some seriously good, delectably crisp Jamaican ackee and saltfish bites.
From Salon • Oct. 23, 2022
She suggested, rather, a day in early summer, when warmth and fragrance and colour permeate soul and body; keeping them delectably in thrall; wooing the brain from irksome queries—why, whence, whither?
From Far to Seek A Romance of England and India by Diver, Maud
