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delicious

[ dih-lish-uhs ]

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adjective

highly pleasing to the senses, especially to taste or smell:
a delicious dinner;
a delicious aroma.
Synonyms: delicate, dainty, delectable, savory, palatable
Antonyms: unpleasant
very pleasing; delightful:
a delicious sense of humor.

noun

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

delicious

/ dɪˈlɪʃəs /

adjective

very appealing to the senses, esp to the taste or smell
extremely enjoyable or entertaining
a delicious joke

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Derived Forms

deˈliciously, adverb
deˈliciousness, noun

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Other Words From

de·licious·ly adverb
de·licious·ness noun
hyper·de·licious adjective
hyper·de·licious·ly adverb
hyper·de·licious·ness noun
over·de·licious adjective
over·de·licious·ly adverb
over·de·licious·ness noun
unde·licious adjective
unde·licious·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of delicious¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, equivalent to Latin dēliciae “delight” + -ōsus -ous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of delicious¹

C13: from Old French, from Late Latin dēliciōsus, from Latin dēliciae delights, charms, from dēlicere to entice; see delight

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Synonym Study

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.

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Example Sentences

Both records sum up the delicious fragmentation of the 2020’s — our seemingly insatiable appetite for novel combinations of rhythm and sound.

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I pondered the squash blossoms — delicate, delicious, undeniably seasonal.

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As for instructions on how to make those dishes delicious, those are sporadically offered.

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Follow award-winning food writer Andrews and chef-proprietor Clark as they start at the latter’s Dad’s Luncheonette in Half Moon Bay and wind up in Ventura County, missing nary a delicious stop along the way.

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“They have jelly ones — they’re, like, a grape jelly which is definitely not jelly. It is some sort of lab-made, delicious sugar…but it hits!”

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How Do You Spell Delicious?

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.

Delicia delict

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