■ 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'.
■ 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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004