Definition of delectable in English:

delectable

adjective dɪˈlɛktəb(ə)ldəˈlɛktəb(ə)l

1(of food or drink) delicious.
（食物，饮料）美味的
delectable handmade chocolates
美味的手工巧克力。
Example sentencesExamples
- Master chefs have their hands full preparing a variety of delectable dishes with zany flavours and tangy taste.
- With a little effort, you can whisk the most delectable puddings from custards, fruits, cream, sugar and nuts.
- In the afternoon you turn the ingredients gathered into delectable dishes.
- It takes a pretty good cook to turn meat, fish, vegetables and other ingredients into a delectable dish.
- In reality, it's not a sacrifice - there are far too many delectable foods on the healthy foods chart.
- The delectable food during the festival remains acts as a magnet.
- Licking the last of the delectable onion sauce off his fork, he carefully pushed his cutlery together and sat back in his chair, satiated.
- Since I'm almost done all my baking, I can share with you the most delicious and delectable cookie recipes that I have made this year.
- Are you willing to admit how many times you have bought those handmade, delectable fruits dipped in chocolate right before your very eyes?
- Follow the islanders to find the most delectable food in the area.
- Also excellent are the marinated lamb skewers, served with delectable peanut sauce.
- Many of our growing years have been spent tasting the delectable food prepared by parents and grandparents.
- Don't let a sugar-laden cookie, bar, pudding, cheesecake or delectable cream puff pass your lips for seven days.
- Juicy mangoes are one of our most delectable delights.
- There are delectable dishes of poultry, seafood, and lamb on the menu, which is extensive enough to satisfy the gourmet in you.
- The fillet or rump steaks are delectable and reasonably sized, served with an array of mouth-watering sauces.
- This is a stylish cosy bar with delectable drinks and soul-filled sounds.
- Whether it's plucking delectable mushrooms from the ground or pulling fruit straight off the trees, gathering wild food is incredibly satisfying.
- How jealous he felt as she looked at Jake, as if he was some delectable cream pudding she would like to eat.
- She could sense every delicious taste in the delectable dessert.
Synonyms
delicious, mouth-watering, appetizing, flavoursome, flavourful, toothsome, inviting, very enjoyable, very palatable
succulent, luscious, rich, sweet
tasty, savoury, piquant
informal scrumptious, delish, scrummy, yummy, yum-yum
British informal moreish
North American informal finger-licking, nummy
literary ambrosial
rare ambrosian, nectareous, nectarean, flavorous, sapid
1. 1.1humorous Extremely attractive.
  〈主幽默〉极其美丽的，迷人的
  the delectable Ms Davis
  迷人的戴维斯女士。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Endearing, charming, sweet, delightful, cute, and delectable constitute most of the list.
  The huge bookshop was delectable - an irresistible lure.
  All in all, everything was delectable, delightful, and pleasing.
  The delicate and delectable paintings on display look strikingly different.
  Nanny is attractive, bright, 25 with a delectable smile and good manners.
  Synonyms
  delightful, lovely, adorable, captivating, charming, enchanting, winning, engaging, appealing, beguiling
  beautiful, ravishing, gorgeous, stunning, pretty, extremely attractive, alluring, enticing, sexy, seductive, desirable, luscious
  Scottish &amp Northern English bonny
  informal divine, heavenly, dreamy, adorbs, sensational, knockout, drop-dead
  British informal tasty
  North American informal babelicious, bodacious, bootylicious
  archaic fair, comely
  rare pulchritudinous

Derivatives

delectability

noun dɪlɛktəˈbɪlɪti

And if so, are the male viewer's prurient cravings exposed or validated by the esthetic delectability of such images?
Example sentencesExamples
- Early colonists of the Eastern seaboard were astonished by the abundance, size and delectability of striped bass.
- Oh, the sweetness of the irony, the delectability of the situation.

delectably

adverb dɪˈlɛktəblidəˈlɛktəbli

I started with a green salad that was fantastically fresh and the Japanese dressing was delectably tasty.
Example sentencesExamples
- Its star piece was a Khmer sandstone figure of Uma, from the Angkor period and in the Baphuon style of the eleventh century, her smoothly polished flesh delectably tactile.
- Barcelona is delightfully brash where Paris is delectably haughty, but Madrid?
- Leafy greens (including arugula, dandelion leaves and I think I even tasted sorrel) are delectably dressed with balsamic vinegar, olive oil and fresh oregano.
- Whether bloatedly grandiose or delectably deflated, he exudes roguish, anarchic life, embattled or embottled, able to charm (since there are no birds out of the trees) fish out of the seas.

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin delectabilis, from delectare 'to charm' (see delight).

Definition of delectable in US English:

delectable

adjectivedəˈlektəb(ə)ldəˈlɛktəb(ə)l

1(of food or drink) delicious.
（食物，饮料）美味的
delectable handmade chocolates
美味的手工巧克力。
Example sentencesExamples
- Licking the last of the delectable onion sauce off his fork, he carefully pushed his cutlery together and sat back in his chair, satiated.
- Since I'm almost done all my baking, I can share with you the most delicious and delectable cookie recipes that I have made this year.
- The delectable food during the festival remains acts as a magnet.
- This is a stylish cosy bar with delectable drinks and soul-filled sounds.
- With a little effort, you can whisk the most delectable puddings from custards, fruits, cream, sugar and nuts.
- In the afternoon you turn the ingredients gathered into delectable dishes.
- Whether it's plucking delectable mushrooms from the ground or pulling fruit straight off the trees, gathering wild food is incredibly satisfying.
- Juicy mangoes are one of our most delectable delights.
- Many of our growing years have been spent tasting the delectable food prepared by parents and grandparents.
- She could sense every delicious taste in the delectable dessert.
- In reality, it's not a sacrifice - there are far too many delectable foods on the healthy foods chart.
- The fillet or rump steaks are delectable and reasonably sized, served with an array of mouth-watering sauces.
- Master chefs have their hands full preparing a variety of delectable dishes with zany flavours and tangy taste.
- Follow the islanders to find the most delectable food in the area.
- Also excellent are the marinated lamb skewers, served with delectable peanut sauce.
- How jealous he felt as she looked at Jake, as if he was some delectable cream pudding she would like to eat.
- Don't let a sugar-laden cookie, bar, pudding, cheesecake or delectable cream puff pass your lips for seven days.
- There are delectable dishes of poultry, seafood, and lamb on the menu, which is extensive enough to satisfy the gourmet in you.
- It takes a pretty good cook to turn meat, fish, vegetables and other ingredients into a delectable dish.
- Are you willing to admit how many times you have bought those handmade, delectable fruits dipped in chocolate right before your very eyes?
Synonyms
delicious, mouth-watering, appetizing, flavoursome, flavourful, toothsome, inviting, very enjoyable, very palatable
1. 1.1humorous Extremely beautiful or attractive.
  〈主幽默〉极其美丽的，迷人的
  the delectable Ms. Davis
  迷人的戴维斯女士。
  Example sentencesExamples
  All in all, everything was delectable, delightful, and pleasing.
  The huge bookshop was delectable - an irresistible lure.
  The delicate and delectable paintings on display look strikingly different.
  Nanny is attractive, bright, 25 with a delectable smile and good manners.
  Endearing, charming, sweet, delightful, cute, and delectable constitute most of the list.
  Synonyms
  delightful, lovely, adorable, captivating, charming, enchanting, winning, engaging, appealing, beguiling

Origin

Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin delectabilis, from delectare ‘to charm’ (see delight).

词汇	delectable
释义	Definition of delectable in English: delectable adjective dɪˈlɛktəb(ə)ldəˈlɛktəb(ə)l 1(of food or drink) delicious. （食物，饮料）美味的 delectable handmade chocolates 美味的手工巧克力。 Example sentencesExamples Master chefs have their hands full preparing a variety of delectable dishes with zany flavours and tangy taste. With a little effort, you can whisk the most delectable puddings from custards, fruits, cream, sugar and nuts. In the afternoon you turn the ingredients gathered into delectable dishes. It takes a pretty good cook to turn meat, fish, vegetables and other ingredients into a delectable dish. In reality, it's not a sacrifice - there are far too many delectable foods on the healthy foods chart. The delectable food during the festival remains acts as a magnet. Licking the last of the delectable onion sauce off his fork, he carefully pushed his cutlery together and sat back in his chair, satiated. Since I'm almost done all my baking, I can share with you the most delicious and delectable cookie recipes that I have made this year. Are you willing to admit how many times you have bought those handmade, delectable fruits dipped in chocolate right before your very eyes? Follow the islanders to find the most delectable food in the area. Also excellent are the marinated lamb skewers, served with delectable peanut sauce. Many of our growing years have been spent tasting the delectable food prepared by parents and grandparents. Don't let a sugar-laden cookie, bar, pudding, cheesecake or delectable cream puff pass your lips for seven days. Juicy mangoes are one of our most delectable delights. There are delectable dishes of poultry, seafood, and lamb on the menu, which is extensive enough to satisfy the gourmet in you. The fillet or rump steaks are delectable and reasonably sized, served with an array of mouth-watering sauces. This is a stylish cosy bar with delectable drinks and soul-filled sounds. Whether it's plucking delectable mushrooms from the ground or pulling fruit straight off the trees, gathering wild food is incredibly satisfying. How jealous he felt as she looked at Jake, as if he was some delectable cream pudding she would like to eat. She could sense every delicious taste in the delectable dessert. Synonyms delicious, mouth-watering, appetizing, flavoursome, flavourful, toothsome, inviting, very enjoyable, very palatable succulent, luscious, rich, sweet tasty, savoury, piquant informal scrumptious, delish, scrummy, yummy, yum-yum British informal moreish North American informal finger-licking, nummy literary ambrosial rare ambrosian, nectareous, nectarean, flavorous, sapid 1.1humorous Extremely attractive. 〈主幽默〉极其美丽的，迷人的 the delectable Ms Davis 迷人的戴维斯女士。 Example sentencesExamples Endearing, charming, sweet, delightful, cute, and delectable constitute most of the list. The huge bookshop was delectable - an irresistible lure. All in all, everything was delectable, delightful, and pleasing. The delicate and delectable paintings on display look strikingly different. Nanny is attractive, bright, 25 with a delectable smile and good manners. Synonyms delightful, lovely, adorable, captivating, charming, enchanting, winning, engaging, appealing, beguiling beautiful, ravishing, gorgeous, stunning, pretty, extremely attractive, alluring, enticing, sexy, seductive, desirable, luscious Scottish &amp Northern English bonny informal divine, heavenly, dreamy, adorbs, sensational, knockout, drop-dead British informal tasty North American informal babelicious, bodacious, bootylicious archaic fair, comely rare pulchritudinous Derivatives delectability noun dɪlɛktəˈbɪlɪti And if so, are the male viewer's prurient cravings exposed or validated by the esthetic delectability of such images? Example sentencesExamples Early colonists of the Eastern seaboard were astonished by the abundance, size and delectability of striped bass. Oh, the sweetness of the irony, the delectability of the situation. delectably adverb dɪˈlɛktəblidəˈlɛktəbli I started with a green salad that was fantastically fresh and the Japanese dressing was delectably tasty. Example sentencesExamples Its star piece was a Khmer sandstone figure of Uma, from the Angkor period and in the Baphuon style of the eleventh century, her smoothly polished flesh delectably tactile. Barcelona is delightfully brash where Paris is delectably haughty, but Madrid? Leafy greens (including arugula, dandelion leaves and I think I even tasted sorrel) are delectably dressed with balsamic vinegar, olive oil and fresh oregano. Whether bloatedly grandiose or delectably deflated, he exudes roguish, anarchic life, embattled or embottled, able to charm (since there are no birds out of the trees) fish out of the seas. Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin delectabilis, from delectare 'to charm' (see delight). Definition of delectable in US English: delectable adjectivedəˈlektəb(ə)ldəˈlɛktəb(ə)l 1(of food or drink) delicious. （食物，饮料）美味的 delectable handmade chocolates 美味的手工巧克力。 Example sentencesExamples Licking the last of the delectable onion sauce off his fork, he carefully pushed his cutlery together and sat back in his chair, satiated. Since I'm almost done all my baking, I can share with you the most delicious and delectable cookie recipes that I have made this year. The delectable food during the festival remains acts as a magnet. This is a stylish cosy bar with delectable drinks and soul-filled sounds. With a little effort, you can whisk the most delectable puddings from custards, fruits, cream, sugar and nuts. In the afternoon you turn the ingredients gathered into delectable dishes. Whether it's plucking delectable mushrooms from the ground or pulling fruit straight off the trees, gathering wild food is incredibly satisfying. Juicy mangoes are one of our most delectable delights. Many of our growing years have been spent tasting the delectable food prepared by parents and grandparents. She could sense every delicious taste in the delectable dessert. In reality, it's not a sacrifice - there are far too many delectable foods on the healthy foods chart. The fillet or rump steaks are delectable and reasonably sized, served with an array of mouth-watering sauces. Master chefs have their hands full preparing a variety of delectable dishes with zany flavours and tangy taste. Follow the islanders to find the most delectable food in the area. Also excellent are the marinated lamb skewers, served with delectable peanut sauce. How jealous he felt as she looked at Jake, as if he was some delectable cream pudding she would like to eat. Don't let a sugar-laden cookie, bar, pudding, cheesecake or delectable cream puff pass your lips for seven days. There are delectable dishes of poultry, seafood, and lamb on the menu, which is extensive enough to satisfy the gourmet in you. It takes a pretty good cook to turn meat, fish, vegetables and other ingredients into a delectable dish. Are you willing to admit how many times you have bought those handmade, delectable fruits dipped in chocolate right before your very eyes? Synonyms delicious, mouth-watering, appetizing, flavoursome, flavourful, toothsome, inviting, very enjoyable, very palatable 1.1humorous Extremely beautiful or attractive. 〈主幽默〉极其美丽的，迷人的 the delectable Ms. Davis 迷人的戴维斯女士。 Example sentencesExamples All in all, everything was delectable, delightful, and pleasing. The huge bookshop was delectable - an irresistible lure. The delicate and delectable paintings on display look strikingly different. Nanny is attractive, bright, 25 with a delectable smile and good manners. Endearing, charming, sweet, delightful, cute, and delectable constitute most of the list. Synonyms delightful, lovely, adorable, captivating, charming, enchanting, winning, engaging, appealing, beguiling Origin Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin delectabilis, from delectare ‘to charm’ (see delight).
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