[more delicious; most delicious] 1 a : very pleasant to taste
▪ Dinner was delicious. ▪ This is the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten.
b : having a smell that suggests a very pleasant taste
▪ The bread smells delicious. ▪ Delicious aromas were floating from the kitchen. 2 literary : very pleasing or enjoyable
▪ a delicious [=delightful] comedy about parenthood ▪ a delicious bit of gossip
▪ Dinner was delicious. ▪ This is the most delicious ice cream I have ever eaten.
b : having a smell that suggests a very pleasant taste
▪ The bread smells delicious. ▪ Delicious aromas were floating from the kitchen.
▪ a delicious [=delightful] comedy about parenthood ▪ a delicious bit of gossip
— de·li·cious·ly adverb
▪ They served a deliciously fruity dessert. ▪ a deliciously witty writer
▪ They served a deliciously fruity dessert. ▪ a deliciously witty writer
— de·li·cious·ness noun [noncount]




