delicious
Noun
- variety of sweet eating apples
Adjective Satellite
- greatly pleasing or entertaining
- "a delicious joke"
- extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Adj
- Pleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.
- Pleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.
- Having tremendous sex appeal.
Examples
- The irony is delicious!
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from deliciō (“I allure, I entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“I lure, I deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).
Synonyms
delectable, delightful, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy, ambrosial, appetizing, dainty, delicious, delish, exquisite, finger-lickin' good, flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome, gustful, lekker, lickerish, lip-smacking, moreish, mouthwatering, nummy, ono, out of this world, palatable, sapid, savory, scrumdiddlyumptious, scrummy, tasteful, tasty, to die for, toothful
Antonyms
disgusting, distasteful, nontasty, undelicious, unpalatable, untasty, yucky
Scrabble Score: 12
delicious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddelicious: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
delicious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary