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delectable

adj
/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/UK

Etymology

From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.

  1. derived from delectare
  2. derived from delectable
  3. derived from délectable
  4. inherited from delectable

Definitions

  1. Highly pleasing

    Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.

  2. Something that is delectable.

    • These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA