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toothsome

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tooth·some  (tthsm)
adj.
1. Delicious; luscious: a toothsome pie. See Synonyms at delicious.
2. Pleasant; attractive: a toothsome offer.
3. Sexually attractive or exciting.

toothsome·ly adv.
toothsome·ness n.

toothsome [ˈtuːθsəm]
adj
1. of delicious or appetizing appearance, flavour, or smell
2. attractive; alluring
toothsomely  adv
toothsomeness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.toothsome - acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem"
appetising, appetizing - appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
comestible, eatable, edible - suitable for use as food
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
2.toothsometoothsome - extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
tasty - pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel"
3.toothsometoothsome - having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

toothsome
adjective appetizing, nice, sweet, tempting, delicious, tasty, agreeable, luscious, savoury, palatable, dainty, delectable, mouthwatering, yummy (slang), scrumptious (informal) toothsome honey-sweetened gingerbread
Translations
toothsome [ˈtuːθsəm] ADJ (liter) → sabroso


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It was filled with friandises, with luscious and toothsome bits--the finest of fruits, pates, a rare bottle or two, delicious syrups, and bonbons in abundance.
I shall not mar Garnharn's translation by meddling with its English; for the most toothsome thing about it is its quaint fashion of building English sentences on the German plan-- and punctuating them accordingly to no plan at all.
This is the story I promised to tell you, and if I have been tedious in telling it, I will not be slow to serve you; my hut is close by, and I have fresh milk and dainty cheese there, as well as a variety of toothsome fruit, no less pleasing to the eye than to the palate.
 
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