delectable

de·lec·ta·ble (d

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adj.

1. Greatly pleasing; delightful.

2. Greatly pleasing to the taste; delicious. See Synonyms at delicious.

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 [dɪˈlɛktəb^əl]

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.	delectable - extremely pleasing to the sense of taste pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, yummy, toothsome, delicious, luscious tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
	2.	delectable - capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes" sexually attractive desirable - worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"

delectable

adjective

1. delicious, tasty, luscious, inviting, satisfying, pleasant, delightful, enjoyable, lush, enticing, gratifying, dainty, yummy (slang), scrumptious (informal), appetizing, toothsome, lekker (S. African slang) a delectable dessert
delicious disgusting, terrible, awful, offensive, nasty, horrible, dreadful, unpleasant, distasteful, horrid, disagreeable, unappetizing, yucky or yukky (slang)

2. charming, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, adorable a delectable young woman in a swimsuit

Translations

delectable [dɪˈlektəbl] ADJ → delicioso

delectable [dɪˈlɛktəb^əl] adj

[person] → délicieux/euse

[food] → délectable

delectable

adj → köstlich; (fig) → reizend

delectable [dɪˈlɛktəbl] adj → delizioso/a

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beguiling
charming
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deliciously
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Delitable
enjoyable
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lekker
luscious
palatable
pleasant-tasting
savoury
scrumptious
scrumptiously
sexually attractive
succulency
tasteless
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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.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context

Twice before, in his half- year of life, had he had this delectable experience.

Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context

"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.

Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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