DELICIOUS


Meaning of DELICIOUS in English

■ adjective

1》 highly pleasant to the taste.

2》 delightful: a ~ irony.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: via OFr. from late L. deliciosus , from L. deliciae (plural) 'delight, pleasure'.

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