Definition of Delectable

1. Adjective. Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.

Exact synonyms: Delicious, Luscious, Pleasant-tasting, Scrumptious, Toothsome, Yummy
Similar to: Tasty
Derivative terms: Toothsomeness

2. Adjective. Capable of arousing desire. "The delectable Miss Haynes"
Exact synonyms: Sexually Attractive
Similar to: Desirable

Definition of Delectable

1. a. Highly pleasing; delightful.

Definition of Delectable

1. Adjective. Pleasing to the taste; delicious. ¹

2. Noun. Something fitting the above description. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Delectable

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Delectable

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Literary usage of Delectable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"The word is still italicized about half the time. delectable Fowler 1926, using part of a note in the OED, pronounced delectable as being chiefly in ironic ..."

2. The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature, Ancient by Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl (1899)
"They went then till they came to the delectable Mountains, which mountains belong to the Lord of that hill of which we have spoken before. ..."

3. Arctic Explorations: The Second Grinnell Expedition in Search of Sir John by Elisha Kent Kane (1856)
"Refraction with all its magic is back upon us; the ;delectable Mountains' appear again; and, as the sun has now worked his way to the margin of the ..."

4. The Poetical Works of John Skelton: With Notes, and Some Account of the by John Skelton (1843)
"... as doth the somer flower, On5 euery halfe my reasons forthe I sought, 10 1 A ryght delectable ..."

5. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1889)
"... delectable both to Hearers and Readers,' folio. In the manuscripts of Anthony ù Wood in the Bodleian Library No. 2, being the copy presented by the ..."

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