tast ‧ y /ˈteɪsti/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative tastier , superlative tastiest )
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ taste , ↑ distaste , ↑ tastefulness , ↑ taster , ↑ tasting ; adjective : ↑ tasteful ≠ ↑ tasteless , ↑ distasteful , ↑ tasty ; adverb : ↑ tastefully , ↑ distastefully ; verb : ↑ taste ]
1 . food that is tasty has a good taste, but is not sweet:
a simple but tasty meal
⇨ ↑ tasteful
2 . informal tasty news, ↑ gossip etc is especially interesting and often connected with sex or surprising behaviour
3 . British English informal sexually attractive
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THESAURUS
▪ delicious something that is delicious tastes very good, and you enjoy eating or drinking it:
The apple pie is delicious with vanilla ice cream.
▪ tasty informal food that is tasty has a strong taste that you like:
She makes a really tasty dish with chicken and rice.
▪ succulent written succulent food contains a lot of juice and tastes good – used especially about fruit, vegetables, or meat:
succulent melons
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a succulent steak
▪ appetizing ( also appetising British English ) food that looks or smells appetizing makes you feel that you want to eat it:
The soup didn’t look very appetizing but it tasted delicious.
▪ mouth-watering food that is mouth-watering smells or looks delicious, especially in a way that persuades you to buy or eat it:
The waiter came round with a tray of mouth-watering cream cakes.
▪ flavourful ( also flavorful American English ) having a strong pleasant taste – used especially in written descriptions:
a flavourful red wine
▪ yummy/scrumptious informal tasting very good – used about food, not about drinks:
Her homemade brownies are really yummy.
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a scrumptious meal