Delectable
What it means
So pleasing to taste or smell that it invites delighted enjoyment.
Reach for it when giving rich, slightly playful praise to food or another sensory pleasure
The café served a delectable pear tart scented with rosemary.
Words to choose between 5
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| everyday | |
| warm |
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| professional | |
| literary |
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playful
Fits when anticipation and appetite are the point
Careful The bodily image can feel too casual for elegant copy.
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playful
Fits when exuberant informal food praise fits
Careful Scrumptious sounds childish in restrained restaurant writing.
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everyday
Fits when strong approval of flavor is enough
Careful Delicious is more neutral and less luxuriant than delectable.
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professional
Fits when appearance or aroma creates desire before tasting
Careful Appetizing does not confirm that the food actually tastes good.
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literary
Fits when fine balance and refinement deserve emphasis
Careful Exquisite overstates hearty food whose pleasure is generous rather than delicate.
Opposites 3
- disgusting
- unpalatable
- bland
Common phrases 3
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delectable treat
A delectable treat of honeyed walnuts ended the meal.
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delectable flavor
Charred lemon added a delectable flavor to the beans.
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truly delectable
The simplest dish, warm bread with tomatoes, was truly delectable.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated