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Word: Delicious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
Middle English (also in the sense ‘characterized by sensuous indulgence’): via Old French from late Latin deliciosus, from Latin deliciae (plural) ‘delight, pleasure’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈlɪʃəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
highly pleasant to the taste
Short Definition:highly pleasant to taste
Examples:- delicious home-baked brown bread
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