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Delicious Dɪˈlɪʃəs Cooked Adjective Absolutely Taste/Smell/Look Meal/Recipe/Treat Dish

Word3 delicious
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
Example
  • who cooked this? it's absolutely delicious.
  • to taste/smell/look delicious
  • a delicious meal/recipe/treat
  • this dish is delicious with cream.
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delicious

(adjective)/dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
  1. having a very pleasant taste or smell
    • Who cooked this? It's absolutely delicious.
    • to taste/smell/look delicious
    • a delicious meal/recipe/treat
    • This dish is delicious with cream.
    • The food was delicious.

    Extra Examples

    • The meal was really delicious.
    • The recipe sounds delicious.
    • Their hens provide them with delicious and nutritious eggs.
    • Lentils cooked with garlic make a delicious accompaniment to sausages or red meat.
    • What's that? It smells delicious.
    • a delicious alternative to cheese
  2. extremely pleasant
    • the delicious coolness of the breeze
    • A delicious shiver of excitement ran through his body.

    Word Origin

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