Toothsome
What it means
Especially pleasing to eat in flavor or texture.
Reach for it when giving food an old-fashioned or literary kind of appetizing praise
The baker filled the toothsome rolls with mushrooms and thyme.
Words to choose between 5
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| everyday | |
| warm | |
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playful
scrummy
Fits when British informal enthusiasm fits the audience
Careful Scrummy is regional and much more childish.
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everyday
Fits when simple, moderate praise is enough
Careful Tasty is more ordinary and less sensuous.
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warm
Fits when strong flavor approval should sound natural and current
Careful Delicious lacks toothsome's playful old-fashioned texture.
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professional
Fits when appearance or aroma invites eating
Careful Appetizing can be judged before tasting, unlike toothsome.
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literary
Fits when elegant delight suits celebratory food writing
Careful Delectable can sound ornate or knowingly exaggerated.
Opposites 3
- unpalatable
- tasteless
- revolting
Common phrases 3
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toothsome dish
The toothsome dish combined crisp pastry with soft leeks.
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toothsome morsel
A toothsome morsel of ginger cake accompanied the tea.
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toothsome treat
The ripe figs made a toothsome treat after the walk.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Qwertygiy, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC0 Updated