delectable
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tə 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.
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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| —adj | |
| highly enjoyable, esp pleasing to the taste; delightful | |
| [C14: from Latin dēlectābilis, from dēlectāre to | |
| de'lectableness | |
| —n | |
| delecta'bility | |
| —n | |
| de'lectably | |
| —adv | |
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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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Example sentences
If it was the food itself that made it memorable, that's fine-make our mouths water sharing every delectable detail.
All of these are great at recounting the story, but none throw the delectable smell of shallots cooking in butter into the mix.
One of the easiest and most delectable ways to appreciate mace is in a cobbler ― apricot or peach.
Indulge in the delectable cuisines in a fine-dining or casual setting at one of the resorts three eateries.
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