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delicious

de·li·cious

UK/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ US/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/ common slang
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

greatly pleasing or entertaining

  • “a delightful surprise”
  • “the comedy was delightful”
  • “a delicious joke”
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2.

noun

1.

variety of sweet eating apples

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.

Phrases

  • it was delicious
  • red delicious

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