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delicious · ​. having a very pleasant taste or smell. Who cooked this? It's absolutely delicious. to taste/smell/look delicious; a delicious meal/recipe/treat ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofdeliciousadjectivefromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary deliciousadjective  /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ /dɪˈlɪʃəs/ jumptootherresults  havingaverypleasanttasteorsmellWhocookedthis?It'sabsolutelydelicious.totaste/smell/lookdeliciousadeliciousmeal/recipe/treatThisdishisdeliciouswithcream.Thefoodwasdelicious.ExtraExamplesThemealwasreallydelicious.Therecipesoundsdelicious.Theirhensprovidethemwithdeliciousandnutritiouseggs.Lentilscookedwithgarlicmakeadeliciousaccompanimenttosausagesorredmeat.What'sthat?Itsmellsdelicious.adeliciousalternativetocheeseTopicsCookingandeatinga1OxfordCollocationsDictionaryverbsbelooksmell…adverbincrediblymostreally…phrasesdeliciousandnutritiousSeefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp. (literary)extremelypleasantthedeliciouscoolnessofthebreezeAdeliciousshiverofexcitementranthroughhisbody.WordOriginMiddleEnglish(alsointhesense‘characterizedbysensuousindulgence’):viaOldFrenchfromlateLatindeliciosus,fromLatindeliciae(plural)‘delight,pleasure’.SeedeliciousintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionaryCheckpronunciation: delicious Otherresults Allmatches GoldenDeliciousnoun Nearbywords delicatelyadverb delicatessennoun deliciousadjective deliciouslyadverb delicto toboggan noun     FromtheTopic Sports:othersports C2 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay