tastytast‧y /ˈteɪsti/ ●●○ adjective (comparative tastier, superlative tastiest) 
a simple but tasty meal → tasteful
► see thesaurus at taste2informal tasty news, gossip etc is especially interesting and often connected with sex or surprising behaviour3British English informal sexually attractive
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- She makes really tasty dish with chicken and rice.
- These cookies are very tasty.
- These sausages are really tasty - where did you buy them?
- After putting the dishes together, the editor has a full-course meal-a tasty one, if possible.
- Ceratopteris is tasty food for aquarium snails.
- Families can drop the custom of serving unappetizing desserts and start tasty new holiday traditions, Eisenberg suggests.
- Fruits ripened on the vine are tasty but soft and difficult to transport.
- She was chilly and irritable, liked tasty foods and vinegar, and had an aversion to fat, meat and milk.
- The breakfast is complete and tasty.
THESAURUSdescribing the taste of something
having a very good taste: · This cake is delicious!· a delicious meal
having a very bad taste: · The medicine tasted disgusting.· They had to eat revolting things, like fish eyes.
tasting full of sugar: · The oranges were very sweet.
especially spoken tasting good and with plenty of flavour: · She cooked us a simple but tasty meal.· That was really tasty!
having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does – used especially when this is rather unpleasant: · The apples were a little sour.· The wine has rather a tart taste, which not everyone will like.
having a taste that stings your tongue slightly, like lemon does, in a way that seems good: · The dressing was nice and tangy.
having a strong taste which is not sweet and is sometimes rather unpleasant – used for example about black coffee, or chocolate without sugar: · bitter chocolate· The medicine had rather a bitter taste.· Hops give beer its distinctive bitter taste.
containing a lot of salt: · Danish salami has a salty flavour.
having a burning taste because it contains strong spices: · I love hot curries.· a spicy tomato sauce
formal a little spicy – used especially by people who write about food. This word can sound rather pretentious in everyday conversation: · cooked vegetables in a piquant sauce
not having a strong or hot taste – usually used about foods that can sometimes be spicy: · a mild curry
not having an interesting taste: · I found the sauce rather bland.
something that is delicious tastes very good, and you enjoy eating or drinking it: · The apple pie is delicious with vanilla ice cream.
informal food that is tasty has a strong taste that you like: · She makes a really tasty dish with chicken and rice.
written succulent food contains a lot of juice and tastes good – used especially about fruit, vegetables, or meat: · succulent melons· a succulent steak
(also appetising British English) food that looks or smells appetizing makes you feel that you want to eat it: · The soup didn’t look very appetizing but it tasted delicious.
food that is mouth-watering smells or looks delicious, especially in a way that persuades you to buy or eat it: · The waiter came round with a tray of mouth-watering cream cakes.
(also flavorful American English) having a strong pleasant taste – used especially in written descriptions: · a flavourful red wine
informal tasting very good – used about food, not about drinks: · Her homemade brownies are really yummy.· a scrumptious meal
Longman Language Activatorhaving a very good taste something that is delicious tastes very good, and you enjoy eating or drinking it: · Thank you, that was a delicious meal.· The apple pie is delicious with vanilla ice cream.· Mmm. This wine is delicious.
food that is tasty has a strong taste that you like: · These sausages are really tasty - where did you buy them?· She makes a really tasty dish with chicken and rice.
also nice British tasting nice and good to eat or drink: · This is a really good pizza. I think I'll have another slice.· That's good coffee - are you sure it's decaffeinated?· You can get some very nice bread at Walker's bakery.taste good/nice: · The vegetables tasted surprisingly good.· This casserole tastes nice. How did you make it?good/nice to eat: · Everyone has the capability of making themselves something good to eat when they get home in the evening.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES birds searching for tasty morselsCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Thanks for dinner – the food was delicious.
birds searching for tasty morsels· They are best used for cocktail savouries, but the cheaper mussels make a very tasty pasta sauce.· Oh, and the okonomiyaki is very tasty.· Gordon thought the proposition sounded very tasty.· Having enjoyed a very tasty breakfast, he feels good and returns to his room to collect his luggage.· Struck as always by its resemblance to human brain. Very tasty as salad, lemon dressing.· Estate agents think it will be a very tasty morsel for an international company.· I think it's a very tasty season!· It transpired that Hush Puppies were cornmeal fritters, seasoned with eggs and beer, and very tasty.
NOUN· It was all good wholesome tasty food in those days.· Ceratopteris is tasty food for aquarium snails.· She was chilly and irritable, liked tasty foods and vinegar, and had an aversion to fat, meat and milk.· There is usually a desire for vinegar, pickles and tasty foods, and a dislike for fat, meat and milk.
· I asked Jon if the plants proved to be a tasty morsel for the Forest's ponies.· Estate agents think it will be a very tasty morsel for an international company.· Then, she became Poppy and sought out new, tasty morsels.· A long plastic tube containing a tasty morsel of food in the middle was placed in their cage.
WORD FAMILYnountastedistastetastefulnesstastertastingadjectivetasteful ≠ tastelessdistastefultastyadverbtastefullydistastefullyverbtaste
1food that is tasty has a good taste, but is not sweet: a simple but tasty meal → tasteful► see thesaurus at taste2informal tasty news, gossip etc is especially interesting and often connected with sex or surprising behaviour3British English informal sexually attractive