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deliciously

American  
[di-li-shuhs-lee, dee-] / dɪˈlɪ ʃəs li, di- /

adverb

  1. in a way that is particularly enjoyable or pleasing to the senses.


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The songs that emerged revealed new textures in his arrangements and a sweeping genre range, yet also his most deliciously crass humor.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Simple, playful and deliciously processed, the breaded chicken nuggets can be found in abundance inside my kitchen freezer.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

“It makes him laugh because he knows it’s just so deliciously bad that he gets a kick out of it, but he is going to do something about it.”

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2026

In my home state of South Dakota there’s a 9-foot bronze-and-granite statue of a cheeseburger inscribed with “hot and deliciously juicy” in Latin.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 22, 2026

We ate quickly and then wandered by a perfume stall that smelled deliciously of sandalwood.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan

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