tasty
Americanadjective
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tastier,
comparative
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tastiest
superlative
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good-tasting; savory.
a tasty canapé.
- Synonyms:
- appetizing, toothsome, delectable, delicious
adjective
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having a pleasant flavour
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informal attractive: used chiefly by men when talking of women
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informal skilful or impressive
she was a bit tasty with a cutlass
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(of cheddar cheese) having a strong flavour
Synonym Usage
See palatable.
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Etymology
Origin of tasty
Explanation
Things that taste great are tasty. You could describe your favorite foods, from doughnuts to baked ziti, as tasty. While tasty basically means the same thing as yummy or flavorful, it implies a less serious compliment than the word delicious, for example. Potato chips are tasty, and so are grilled cheese sandwiches and soft serve ice cream cones. They're pleasant and appetizing, but not necessarily the most amazing food you've ever eaten. Tasty once had a secondary meaning of "elegant" or "tasteful."
Vocabulary lists containing tasty
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Example Sentences
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Harper said the vast majority of affected pak choi is still edible - even if "it seems to be quite tasty" for the beetles too.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Enjoy a tasty tomato treat: Summer is the perfect time to enjoy tomato sandwiches—and not just because they’re delicious.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
His job is to scare away the pigeons searching for a tasty snack, and to stop them nesting in the roofs of the club buildings.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
At lunch later, I remarked that the food was especially tasty, and the researchers laughed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Still, some of those plants were edible, and they found rabbits that made a tasty meal, and there was no shortage of water.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
Let’s be real: Garlic makes just about everything tastier.
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026
"It's so juicy, and the more you chew, the tastier it gets," he said, grinning as he and his friends sat around the grilling stone and bubbling pot.
From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025
"If we better understand the underlying processes," says Luo, "we can cook tastier and more digestible dishes, so to speak, because then we'll know exactly which spices, in which amounts, make the sauce especially tasty."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2025
Finally, something less expensive — and tastier? — than banana art.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
But when you know that some eggs are not only tastier, but also healthier to eat, then a dollar extra for a dozen seems like a bargain.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Before private asset stocks lost their savor this year, StepStone Group was one of the tastiest.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
She says they're not the tastiest - but they serve a purpose.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
My culinary reward came at Veera Flavors, which offered the tastiest thali—a tin tray piled high with vegetable dishes, rice, yogurt and pickles—outside of Chennai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Farmers in southwest Mexico began to select the progeny of teosinte plants that produced the most grains, and the tastiest grains, more than 9,000 years ago.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
Stuffing and gorging, he moved from place to place, choosing only the tastiest morsels.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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