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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Delicious \De*li"cious\, a. [OF. delicieus, F. d['e]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: delicious adj 1: greatly pleasing or entertaining; "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"; "a delicious joke" [syn: {delightful}] 2: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: {delectable}, {luscious}, {pleasant-tasting}, {scrumptious}, {toothsome}, {yummy}] n : variety of sweet eating apples [syn: {Delicious}]
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