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delectable

de·lec·table

UK/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ US/dɪˈlɛktəbəɫ/ rare

adjective

2.

capable of arousing desire

  • “the delectable Miss Haynes”

Origin

From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.

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