Main definitions of delicious in English

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adjective

1Highly pleasant to the taste.
‘delicious home-baked brown bread’
- ‘When he eventually opened the foil packet, the smell was amazing and the venison tasted delicious too.’
- ‘Learn how to tell when a custard is set, why eggs need to be relaxed before baking, and taste delicious results!’
- ‘They nearly always taste delicious and everyone seems to really like them.’
- ‘Pork rillettes were a little salty for my taste but nonetheless delicious.’
- ‘Of course, the problem with sweets and cakes is that they taste delicious and we end up eating more than we set out to.’
- ‘Golden Wonder was not a high yielding potato but it used to be referred to as the king of spuds with a delicious taste.’
- ‘No worries, they taste delicious and you will probably find your guests gobble them all up in no time.’
- ‘There will be the opportunity to taste many of the delicious products displayed.’
- ‘The wind may change, the smoke may drift over them, and still they taste delicious.’
- ‘Quinces have to be cooked, when they turn the most becoming pink and taste delicious.’
- ‘We knew that we were going to be tasting some delicious dishes when we saw the huge variety of spices lined up.’
- ‘Now that's actually really good for your voice and it tastes absolutely delicious.’
- ‘I chose the Thai fishcakes and mango salad, which were delicious and had a great chilli kick.’
- ‘The prawns were delicious and the salad accompanying it was incredibly fresh and crisp.’
- ‘I often put a table out of doors at my house in Surrey and pile it with big pots of delicious pasta and salads.’
- ‘The point of this delicious salad is to gather whatever you have ready in the garden.’
- ‘Breakfast was included and consisted of delicious banana bread and juices.’
- ‘The delicious French bread we occasionally buy from our local deli is not French but Irish.’
- ‘The chicken tasted very fresh and the sauce was delicious with a strong mustard flavour.’
- ‘It was delicious and very moreish and one which I'll try to recreate at home.’
mouth-watering, appetizing, tasty, flavoursome, flavourful, delectable, toothsome, inviting, very enjoyable, very palatable
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1. 1.1Delightful.
  ‘a delicious irony’
  ‘It would be a delicious irony if these actions now deem him to be unfit to sit on the council.’
  ‘Which would make that irony even more delicious.’
  ‘But then Nicole arrives looking simply delicious, and her voice is tolerable enough.’
  ‘In a stroke of delicious irony, their transformative record is merely alright.’
  ‘There's a delicious, almost salivatory frisson to the way she discusses them.’
  ‘From sponge bags to aprons, from cushions to quilts, all covered in the delicious colours of spring.’
  ‘In fact, the whole middle third of the album is just delicious.’
  ‘And for a few, brief, delicious seconds, you might even do a bit of thinking about them.’
  delightful, exquisite, delectable, lovely, pleasurable, extremely enjoyable, extremely pleasant
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Pronunciation

delicious

/dəˈliSHəs/ /dəˈlɪʃəs/

Origin

Middle English (also in the sense ‘characterized by sensuous indulgence’): via Old French from late Latin deliciosus, from Latin deliciae (plural) ‘delight, pleasure’.

Main definitions of Delicious in English

: delicious¹ Delicious²

Delicious²

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noun

A red or yellow variety of eating apple with a sweet flavor and a slightly elongated shape, originally cultivated in the US.
‘if you use a soft apple like a Delicious, the filling will be watery’
- ‘Jonathons, Delicious, or any other sweet variety produce excellent results without the addition of sugar.’
- ‘The flavor of Virginia Golden Delicious apples is exceptional and, because of an extended shelf life, these apples will last and last.’
- ‘The best Red Delicious apples are from upstate New York.’