delicious
Americanadjective
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highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell.
a delicious dinner;
a delicious aroma.
- Synonyms:
- delicate, dainty, delectable, savory, palatable
- Antonyms:
- unpleasant
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very pleasing; delightful.
a delicious sense of humor.
noun
adjective
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very appealing to the senses, esp to the taste or smell
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extremely enjoyable or entertaining
a delicious joke
Usage
Spelling tips for delicious The word delicious is hard to spell because it is spelled very differently from the way it is pronounced [ dih-lish-uhs ]. How to spell delicious: A deli is a place that sells sandwiches with Cheese, Iceberg lettuce, Onions, and Usually Salami (-CIOUS). This tasty sentence reminds you how to spell deli-cious.
Related Words
Delicious, luscious refer to that which is especially agreeable to the senses. That which is delicious is highly agreeable to the taste or sometimes to the smell: a delicious meal. Luscious implies such a luxuriant fullness or ripeness as to make an object rich: a luscious banana; a luscious beauty; luscious music.
Other Word Forms
- deliciously adverb
- deliciousness noun
- hyperdelicious adjective
- hyperdeliciously adverb
- hyperdeliciousness noun
- overdelicious adjective
- overdeliciously adverb
- overdeliciousness noun
- undelicious adjective
- undeliciously adverb
Etymology
Origin of delicious
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, equivalent to Latin dēliciae “delight” + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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Don’t get me wrong, all of these recipes sound delicious — and I’d try them in a heartbeat.
From Salon
But to snap a portrait of one delicious little donut dude with a backdrop of the city that embraces him.
From Salon
The air was filled with smells of delicious holiday food.
From Literature
By six o'clock the house was filled with delicious aromas.
From Literature
The way O’Hara gilds this line’s delivery with a wistful sparkle feels true because we’ve seen her spin such treasure playing all kinds of would-be topliners with an amiable, delicious amount of lunacy.
From Salon
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