Delicious Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms delicious American [dih-lish-uhs] / dɪˈlɪʃ əs /

adjective

1. highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell.

   a delicious dinner;

   a delicious aroma.

   Synonyms: delicate, dainty, delectable, savory, palatable Antonyms: unpleasant

2. very pleasing; delightful.

   a delicious sense of humor.

noun

1. (initial capital letter) a red or yellow variety of apple, cultivated in the U.S.

delicious British / dɪˈlɪʃəs /

adjective

1. very appealing to the senses, esp to the taste or smell

2. extremely enjoyable or entertaining

   a delicious joke

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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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"Most people who eat it say it's delicious."

From Barron's

These tiny cues—what to do, when to enjoy it, how to slow down—turn something delicious into something felt.

From Salon

I’m not Joanna Stern, who wants singing cars and robot dishwashers and still elected to rat out the Journal’s AI vending machine for selling fine wine and delicious live fish.

From The Wall Street Journal

A completely sinister, bleakly hilarious bit of soundtrack work that the Veronicas must have found absolutely delicious.

From Los Angeles Times

It was such a delicious show in that way.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• appetizing
• delectable
• delightful
• distinctive
• enjoyable
• enticing
• exquisite
• heavenly
• luscious
• piquant
• pleasant
• rich
• savory
• spicy
• sweet
• tasty
• tempting
• yummy

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