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delicious

de·li·cious [ di líshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. good to eat: having an appealing or enjoyable taste or smell

2. delightful: highly amusing, pleasing, or enjoyable

[13th century. < Old French< Latin delicia "pleasure" < delicere (see delight)]

de·li·cious·ness noun
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