Definitions
greatly pleasing or entertaining
Word origin
From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from delicere (“to allure, to entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).
Used in a sentence
“The irony is delicious!”
“But the houses are so delicious and the way they're townscaped on to hilly bits is absolutely wonderful.”
“Jones had not travelled far before he paid his compliments to that beautiful planet, and, turning to his companion, asked him if he had ever beheld so delicious an evening?”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Very tasty”9 letters
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