delicious
US /dɪˈlɪʃəs/
Definition
greatly pleasing or entertaining
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The soup at this restaurant is absolutely delicious.
Word Family
NounNoun
delicious gốc
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
delicious gốc
AdverbAdv
deliciously
Synonyms
- tastypleasing to the sense of taste
- delectableextremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Collocations
- Easy delicious food serveddescribing delicious food served (variety of sweet eating apples)
- Medium delicious meal at the restaurantdescribing delicious meal at the restaurant (variety of sweet eating apples)
- Hard savory and delicious culinary specialtiesdescribing savory and delicious culinary specialties (any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees)
- Very Hard savor the delicious irony of circumstancesto savor the delicious irony of circumstances, meaning to derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
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