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delicious

adjective

greatly pleasing or entertaining

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
D
Ends with
S
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈlɪʃəs

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. greatly pleasing or entertaining

    “a delightful surprise”

adjective

  1. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

In context

Example Sentences

a delightful surprise
the comedy was delightful
a delicious joke

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