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Delectability

Delectable \De*lec"ta*ble\, a. [OF. delitable, OF. delitable, F. d['e]lectable, fr. L. delectabilis, fr. delectare to delight. See Delight.]

  1. Highly pleasing; delightful.

    Delectable both to behold and taste.
    --Milton.

  2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; same as luscious, 1.

    Syn: delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy. [WordNet 1.5] -- De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n. -- De*lec"ta*bly, adv. -- De*lec`ta*bil"i*ty, n.

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delectability

n. The quality of being delectable.

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delectability

n. extreme appetizingness [syn: deliciousness, lusciousness, toothsomeness]

Usage examples of "delectability".

It may be a matter for envy that Mr Roughead, with his uncanny skill and his gift in piquant sauces, can turn out the haddock and hake with all the delectability of sole a la Normande.

Wouldn't it be better just to steal a few humans, sequence our amino acids or whatever else is the source of our delectability, and then just synthesize the identical food product from scratch?

Smello-symphonies flushed through the room, twisting the patrons' senses to moments of synasthesia where music became an olfactory sensation of indescribable delectability.