delectable

delectable
/di lek"teuh beuhl/, adj.
1. delightful; highly pleasing; enjoyable: a delectable witticism.
2. delicious: a delectable dinner.
n.
3. an especially appealing or appetizing food or dish: a buffet table spread with delectables.
[1350-1400; ME < L delectabilis delightful, equiv. to delecta(re) to delight (freq. of delicere to entice) + -bilis -BLE]
Syn. 1. pleasurable, gratifying, agreeable; amusing, entertaining.
Ant. 1, 2. disagreeable, distasteful.

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  • delectable — late 14c., from O.Fr. delectable, from L. delectabilis delightful, from delectare (see DELIGHT (Cf. delight)). Related: Delectably …   Etymology dictionary

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