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delectable

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de·lec·ta·ble  (d-lkt-bl)
adj.
1. Greatly pleasing; delightful.
2. Greatly pleasing to the taste; delicious. See Synonyms at delicious.
n.
Something delightful or delicious: a feast of home-cooked delectables.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dlectbilis, from dlectre, to please; see delight.]

de·lecta·bili·ty, de·lecta·ble·ness n.
de·lecta·bly adv.

delectable [dɪˈlɛktəbəl]
adj
highly enjoyable, esp pleasing to the taste; delightful
[from Latin dēlectābilis, from dēlectāre to delight]
delectableness , delectability n
delectably  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.delectabledelectable - extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
2.delectable - capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes"
desirable - worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"

delectable
adjective
2. charming, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, adorable a delectable young woman in a swimsuit
Translations
delectable [dɪˈlektəbl] ADJdelicioso
delectable [dɪˈlɛktəbəl] adj
[person] → délicieux/euse
[food] → délectable
delectable
adjköstlich; (fig)reizend
delectable [dɪˈlɛktəbl] adjdelizioso/a
delectable [dɪˈlɛktəbl] adjdelizioso/a


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Departure of Captain Bonneville for the Columbia Advance of Wyeth Efforts to keep the lead Hudson's Bay party A junketing A delectable beverage Honey and alcohol High carousing The Canadian "bon vivant" A cache A rapid move Wyeth and his plans His travelling companions Buffalo hunting More conviviality An interruption.
Twice before, in his half- year of life, had he had this delectable experience.
"As for me," said Planchet, "I seem to smell, from this place, even, a most delectable perfume of fine roast meat, and to see the scullions in a row by the hedge, hailing our approach.
 
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