delectably


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de·lec·ta·ble

 (dĭ-lĕk′tə-bəl)
adj.
1. Greatly pleasing to the taste; delicious. See Synonyms at delicious.
2. Greatly pleasing; delightful: found her anecdotes delectable.
3. Sexually attractive or alluring.
n.
Something delightful or delicious: a feast of home-cooked delectables.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin dēlectābilis, from dēlectāre, to please; see delight.]

de·lec′ta·bil′i·ty, de·lec′ta·ble·ness n.
de·lec′ta·bly adv.
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delectably

[dɪˈlɛktəblɪ] advdeliziosamente
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Struthers sank into it delectably. "Of course I shall be too happy to come."
Jasmin Salvo rendered delectably a Donizetti aria while Myramae Meneses showed off her maturing voice in Mi chiamano Mimi (Boheme).
The result is a smooth and delectably sweet gin with a delicious salted edge.
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I've been following one particular stylist as she globe-trots across Indonesia, Singapore and Australia, enthralled as she shares all the details of her effortless but delectably filtered outfits, paired with beachy waves.
I've been following one particular stylist as she globe-trots across Indonesia, Singapore and Australia, enthralled she shares all the details of her effortless but delectably filtered outfits, paired with beachy waves.
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Each song is re-imagined and given a new level of depth, making it a delectably easy listen.
The sisters got their break in the UK when they were named "best discovery of Glastonbury" in 2014 by The Observer and are back this time to tour the delectably dark Southern rock'n'soul of their new album Venom & Faith.
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With the superb kitchen facilities of the college placed at their disposal, the chefs were asked to come up with a starter, main course and dessert each delectably created to impress some of Muscat's most-talented and accomplished chefs.