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adjective
1.
delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
2.
delicious: a delectable dinner.
noun
3.
an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish: a buffet table spread with delectables.
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Delectable
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēlectābilis delightful, equivalent to dēlectā(re) to delight (frequentative of dēlicere to entice) + -bilis -ble
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin dēlectābilis delightful, equivalent to dēlectā(re) to delight (frequentative of dēlicere to entice) + -bilis -ble
Related forms
de·lec·ta·ble·ness, de·lec·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
de·lec·ta·bly, adverb
un·de·lec·ta·ble, adjective
un·de·lec·ta·b·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. pleasurable, gratifying, agreeable; amusing, entertaining.
1. pleasurable, gratifying, agreeable; amusing, entertaining.
Antonyms
1, 2. disagreeable, distasteful.
1, 2. disagreeable, distasteful.
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Word Origin & History
delectable
c.1400, from O.Fr. delectable, from L. delectabilis, from delectare (see delight).
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