delicious
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- adjective
- /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
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delicioso
- The chef prepared a delicious pasta dish that everyone enjoyed at the dinner party.
- taste delicious
- delicious food
- delicious meal
Like you've just found the most delicious food or something, right?
- Like you've just found the most delicious food or something, right?
- Each one is coated in a delicious hot sauce of my choosing.
- Then, because it looks so delicious, you shall eat the pie.
- And instead of harmful chemicals, fume uses delicious flavors.
- OK, I'm going to scoop all this delicious butter into this bag.
- Blue water, fluffy white clouds, and delicious pineapple juice.
- Yesterday we discovered this delicious like popcorn stuff.
- It smells so sexy, like so delicious and fresh, like really fresh.
Examples
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And then you present the delicious omelette to the baby.
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I believe people will love my free samples, as they are both nutritious and delicious.
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Big news, I am going to eat all the most delicious things in your city.
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Then, because it looks so delicious, you shall eat the pie.
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Make sure you stop at the fudge store for a delicious treat!
Academic text (1999) -
At Grandmother's, we sat in the kitchen and ate fish; it was delicious as always.
Fiction book (1990) -
Wow, they're just a delicious cloud of tasty goodness.
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The duties were reasonable, the pastries were delicious, and suitable for barter.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hua had invested in a small electric oven and learned to make delicious pizza and luscious chocolate cake.
Academic text (2008) -
Rosebaby Blossom, these are the most delicious candied yams I have ever eaten!
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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Food or drink with a pleasant flavor that people enjoy
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6.1
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
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2.3
Having a strong, pleasant taste
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3.7
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
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4.3
Having a very rich, sweet taste or smell that feels pleasant
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5.1
Very pleasant to taste, especially of food or drink
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8.8
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
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3.2
So good in smell or look that you want to eat it
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Tasty and pleasant to eat
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4.3
Having a strong and pleasant taste
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3.2
Food or drink that is full of flavor and very filling
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
Very sweet and nice to taste and smell
A strong pleasant taste you notice when you eat or drink
Tastes very good and makes you want more
A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
Antonyms
Compounds
How Delicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
delicious = delici + ous
Formed from a Latin stem (delici-) plus the adjectival suffix -ous; the stem is not a standalone English word, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from familiar English base words.
Etymology
Delicious comes from the Latin word deliciosus, from deliciae meaning 'delight', and it shares the same root as English delight. So food called delicious gives a strong, pleasing taste that brings you pleasure.