单词 | relishable |
释义 | relishableadj. Capable of being relished; appetizing, enjoyable. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] > pleasant or enjoyable lustlyc1200 comfortablec1340 lustful1340 savourousa1425 good1509 relishable1605 fruitive1635 relishing1689 savouring1714 enjoyable1743 amenable1915 1605 A. Munday tr. G. Affinati Dumbe Divine Speaker i. 13 The sweetnesse of conuersing, and the delicacie of reasoning, is some kinde of viandes, so relishable and pleasing. 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (i. 8) 171 The Gospell calls for rellishable fruits. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. Contents How relishable such Treaties must needs be to an African Palate. 1751 Earl of Orrery Remarks Swift (1752) 151 Lord Bacon is the first author, who has attempted any style that can be relishable to the present age. 1847 Blackwood's Mag. 61 333 A peculiarly relishable bit of news. 1887 W. C. Russell Frozen Pirate II. i. 3 Several relishable sea-pies, cakes, and broths. 1921 E. L. White Andivius Hedulio ii. xiv. 209 The result was always tasty and relishable. 1942 P. Grainger Let. 30 Sept. in All-round Man (1994) 189 The thought of small cleverness sitting root-piercingly & bubble-burstingly in the midst of big stupidness is always relishable to me. 2004 Rugby World Feb. 154/1 Relishable proof indeed that England's achievement had cheered and enchanted the whole nation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1605 |
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