delicious

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adjective

de·​li·​cious di-ˈli-shəs How to pronounce delicious (audio)
1
: affording great pleasure : delightful
a delicious bit of gossip
2
: appealing to one of the bodily senses especially of taste or smell
a delicious meal
delicious aromas
deliciously adverb
deliciousness noun

Delicious

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noun

plural Deliciouses or Delicious
: a sweet red or yellow eating apple of U.S. origin that has a crown of five rounded prominences on the end opposite the stem

Examples of delicious in a Sentence

Adjective This is the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten. Delicious aromas were floating from the kitchen. a delicious bit of gossip
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Adjective
The bottom line: The most expensive Senate race in the nation this year could have been delicious. Asher Price, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024 The gingersnap crust is delicious as well, and much easier than working with pastry. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024 Instead of Black life maimed, denuded of dignity, and degraded, each portrait that makes up I, Narcissus is a study of delicious glamour. Essence, 5 Nov. 2024 After downing a cocktail or two — and sufficiently showing off their outfits — guests, including American DJ Honey Dijon, sat down to a feast, which looked delicious but must have been difficult to digest given all of the elaborate corsetry that guests were wearing. Violet Goldstone, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for delicious 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin deliciosus, from Latin deliciae delights, from delicere to allure

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1898, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of delicious was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Delicious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delicious. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

delicious

1 of 2 adjective
de·​li·​cious di-ˈlish-əs How to pronounce delicious (audio)
: giving great pleasure : delightful
especially : very pleasing to the taste
deliciously adverb
deliciousness noun

Delicious

2 of 2 noun
De·​li·​cious
di-ˈlish-əs
plural Deliciouses or Delicious
: a sweet red or yellow apple of U.S. origin that has five bumps arranged around the end opposite the stem

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