1300-1400Frenchdélectable, from Latindelectare ‘to please greatly’
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a delectable chocolate souffle
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But each pointed fruit has a delectable, intense wild strawberry flavor.
Fried onions make the final delectable touch.
In fact, many gourmets consider pheasant and grouse to be the most delectable of all game birds.
That's a pity, since we lose a linking passage which contains delectable music.
Then they loaded the purchases into the car, and went with free hands to view the delectable older parts of Comerbourne.
This delectable recipe from her book can be served as an entree or alongside grilled fish or chicken.
This is a cheerful work with a delectable slow movement and a finale which presages Papageno's music.
1extremely pleasant to taste or smellSYN delicious: Delectable smells rose from the kitchen.2used, often humorously, to describe a very attractive woman—delectably adverb