delicious

delicious
    adj 1: greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful
           surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious
           joke" [syn: {delightful}, {delicious}]
    2: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable},
       {delicious}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious},
       {toothsome}, {yummy}]
    n 1: variety of sweet eating apples
    

Delicious \De*li"cious\, a. [OF. delicieus, F. d['e]licieux, L.
   deliciosus, fr. deliciae delight, fr. delicere to allure. See
   {Delight}.]
   1. Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or
      grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming.
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            Some delicious landscape.             --Coleridge.
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            One draught of spring's delicious air. --Keble.
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            Were not his words delicious?         --Tennyson.
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   2. Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious;
      effeminate. [Obs.]
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            Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit,
            retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and
            luxury.                               --Milton.

   Syn: {Delicious}, {Delightful}.

   Usage: Delicious refers to the pleasure derived from certain
          of the senses, particularly the taste and smell; as,
          delicious food; a delicious fragrance. Delightful may
          also refer to most of the senses (as, delightful
          music; a delightful prospect; delightful sensations),
          but has a higher application to matters of taste,
          feeling, and sentiment; as, a delightful abode,
          conversation, employment; delightful scenes, etc.
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                Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in
                decay.                            --Smith.
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                No spring, nor summer, on the mountain seen,
                Smiles with gay fruits or with delightful green.
                                                  --Addison.
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98 Moby Thesaurus words for "delicious":
      OK, ace-high, adorable, agreeable, ambrosial, amusing, appetizing,
      bad, bang-up, bonzer, boss, bully, but good, charming, choice,
      comestible, cool, corking, crackerjack, dainty, dandy, darling,
      delectable, delicate, delightful, ducky, eatable, edible,
      enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, esculent, exquisite,
      fab, fascinating, fine and dandy, flavorful, flavorsome, gear,
      good, good to eat, good-tasting, great, groovy, gustable, gusty,
      heavenly, heavy, hot, hunky-dory, jam-up, juicy, just dandy, keen,
      kosher, likable, luscious, lush, marvy, mean, mouth-watering, neat,
      nectareous, nectarous, nice, nifty, nobby, of gourmet quality,
      okay, out of sight, palatable, peachy, peachy-keen, pleasant,
      pleasing, pleasurable, rare, ripping, rum, sapid, savorous, savory,
      scrumptious, slap-up, smashing, solid, something else, spiffing,
      spiffy, stunning, succulent, swell, tasty, toothsome, tough,
      wizard, yummy