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Adjective: delicious  di'li-shus
  1. Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
    "The delicious dessert was the highlight of the meal";
    - delectable, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy [informal], finger-licking [informal], bussin [US, slang], delish [informal], lip-smacking [informal], scrummy [Brit, informal]
     
  2. Greatly pleasing or entertaining
    "a delicious joke";
    - delightful
Noun: Delicious
  1. A variety of red apple known for its sweet taste and crisp texture
    "Red Delicious apples are popular for fresh eating"

Derived forms: Deliciouses

See also: pleasing, tasty

Type of: dessert apple, eating apple

Encyclopedia: Delicious