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English Dictionary: delicious	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
delicious adj greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke" Synonym(s): delightful, delicious extremely pleasing to the sense of taste Synonym(s): delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy n variety of sweet eating apples
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Delicious \Deli"cious\, a. [OF. delicieus, F. d[82]licieux, L. deliciosus, fr. deliciae delight, fr. delicere to allure. See {Delight}.] 1. Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming. Some delicious* landscape. --Coleridge. One draught of spring's delicious air. --Keble. Were not his words delicious? --Tennyson. 2. Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious; effeminate. [Obs.] Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit, retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and luxury. --Milton. Syn: {Delicious}, {Delightful}. Usage: Delicious refers to the pleasure derived from certain of the senses, particularly the taste and smell; as, delicious food; a delicious fragrance. Delightful may also refer to most of the senses (as, delightful music; a delightful prospect; delightful sensations), but has a higher application to matters of taste, feeling, and sentiment; as, a delightful abode, conversation, employment; delightful scenes, etc. Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in decay. --Smith. No spring, nor summer, on the mountain seen, Smiles with gay fruits or with delightful green. --Addison.