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Delicious

Delicious

1 3.0
A sweet apple with a crisp texture and mild taste
  • noun
  • /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
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  • One does not speak of the Golden Delicious, the Granny Smith, and the McIntosh as modes of an apple.
  • Delicious apple
  • Delicious apple
  • Delicious Granny

When I grew up, there was Red Delicious apples and Golden Delicious and maybe a Macintosh.

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Examples

  • The children's apples, they're Red Delicious apples, which is too bad.

  • Then the market for eating apples became more and more selective, eventually focusing on two varieties: the Red and Golden Delicious.

    Academic text (2005)
  • When I grew up, there was Red Delicious apples and Golden Delicious and maybe a Macintosh.

  • Additionally, users can easily import and export bookmarks between Diggo and Delicious.

    Academic text (2011)
  • They're like bears with Mace and don't get the Red Delicious apples.

  • Within two days, they'll be picking Anjou and Bosc dessert pears, eventually Clarke's Red and Golden Delicious, and finally, at the tail end of the season, his Romes and Jonagolds.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • The Red Delicious apple is known for its crisp texture and sweet flavor, making it a favorite for snacks.

  • I enjoy eating a Delicious apple with my lunch because of its refreshing taste.

  • At the store, I bought a bag of Delicious apples to make a tart because of their mild flavor.

Compounds

A bright red apple with a sweet taste often sold in shops

A sweet yellow apple with a crisp texture and mild flavor

8.2

Tastes very good and makes you want more

Very tasty and pleasant to eat

A sweet apple with yellow skin often eaten fresh

How Edible

Delicious
1 3.0
edible fruit
1 1.0
inedible
11 4.5
manchineel
  • US
9.9

Surface Forms

Delicious singular
Deliciouses plural

Etymology

Delicious comes from an old Latin word delicia meaning 'delight', and you can see the same idea in the English word delight. So the apple variety called Delicious was given that name because people found it very 'tasty' and pleasing.