toothsome
Adjective
- acceptable to the taste or mind
Adjective Satellite
- extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
- having strong sexual appeal
- "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"
Adj
- Delicious.
- Sexually attractive.
- Having a pleasing texture when bitten.
- Showing lots of teeth; toothy.
Examples
- Bagels are fine, but give me a warm bialy any time. With its crisp bits of onion nestled snugly into a golden pillow of toothsome chewiness, this is the ideal substrate for lox and a schmear—or just on its own.
- Once the pasta is firmly al dente (toothsome but not snappy), add it into the pan, with a bunch of cheese, and cook til it all becomes glossy.
Origin / Etymology
From tooth + -some.
Synonyms
delectable, delicious, juicy, luscious, palatable, pleasant-tasting, red-hot, scrumptious, voluptuous, yummy, alluring, ambrosial, appetizing, arousing, attractive, bangable, beautiful, beddable, bedworthy, bonable, bonerific, buff, dainty, delish, desirable, doable, dreamy, effable, exquisite, fanciable, fappable, fapworthy, fine, finger-lickin' good, fit, flavorful, flavorous, flavorsome, fuckable, gorgeous, gustful, hittable, horny, hot, humpable, lekker, lickerish, lip-smacking, moreish, mouthwatering, nummy, ono, out of this world, peng, provocative, raunchy, rootable, salacious, sapid, savory, screwable, scrumdiddlyumptious, scrummy, seductive, sensual, sexable, sexalicious, sexy, shaggable, swoonsome, tasteful, tasty, to die for, toothful, toothsome
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 14
toothsome: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtoothsome: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
toothsome: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary