delectably
Americanadverb
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
David Ball of Soft Cell, whose delectably sleazy synth-pop arrangement drove that English duo’s 1981 hit “Tainted Love” to the top of the U.K. singles chart, died Wednesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2025
But it’s a study of an existential death served in delectably cold and precise portions.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 5, 2023
This bridegroom with the scar was delectably attentive to his bride.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Lewis Wingfield
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