Delectable
[dɪ'lektəb(ə)l] or [dɪ'lɛktəbl]
Definition
(adj.) capable of arousing desire; 'the delectable Miss Haynes' .
(adj.) extremely pleasing to the sense of taste .
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Definition
(a.) Highly pleasing; delightful.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Pleasing, pleasant, delightful, agreeable, gratifying.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pleasant, amiable, agreeable, enjoyable
ANT:Unpleasant, unamiable, disagreeably, unenjoyable,
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Definition
adj. delightful: pleasing.—n. Delect′ableness.—adv. Delect′ably.—n. Delectā′tion delight.
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Examples
- The day was delectable. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- We call this hill the Delectable Mountain, for we can look far away and see the country where we hope to live some time. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- There were about twenty verses of this delectable song, interlarded at times with the rude music of the sabouna. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- During these delectable entertainments, Miss Wirt and the chaperon sate by, and conned over the peerage, and talked about the nobility. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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