[de.li.cious] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. LL deliciosus, fr. L deliciae delights, fr. delicere to allure] (14c) 1: affording great pleasure: delightful "~ anecdotes"
2: appealing to one of the bodily senses esp. of taste or smell -- de.li.cious.ly adv -- de.li.cious.ness n Delicious n, pl De.li.cious.es or Delicious (ca. 1903): an important red or yellow market apple of American origin that has a crown of five rounded prominences on the end opposite the stem