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    [Adjective]  | "de*lec*ta*ble" | \ di-ˈlek-tə-bəl \


    1: highly pleasing : delightful

    2: delicious


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin delectabilis, from delectare to delight {mat|delight|};

    [Noun]  | "delectable" 


    1: something that is highly pleasing or delicious; especially : a delicious food item


    Origin: 1921 ;

     See: {delectable:1 };

    [Adjective]  | "delectable" 


    1: giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses;


      * e.g., " ... a delectable melody to listen to after a hard day "





    2: very pleasing to the sense of taste;


      * e.g., " ... a delectable roast turkey lay on the table "





    [Noun]  | "delectable" 


    1: something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury;


      * e.g., " ... a gourmet shop filled with delectables for every palate, albeit not for every pocketbook "



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     [ "delectable" ]

    1: This word has several meanings. I'll elaborate.

      * e.g.,  ...  'This seaweed salad is absoloutely delectable, Michelle!' 'Dude, your dad makes a delect fondu.' 'I don't know what I would do without my delectable energy drinks..' 


     [ "delectable" ]

    2:  It most often means pleasing to the taste. As in, 'Wow, honey. This meat loaf is positively delectable!' Sometimes this is shortened to simply 'Delect.' The meaning stays the same. As in, 'Wow, Michelle! These cookies are delect!'

      * e.g.,  ...  'You look positively delectable this evening, dudette.' 'This rocket launcher is fuckin' delect, man!' 'Delectable ride, bro.' 


     [ "delectable" ]

    3:  Delectable can also mean very good, cool, awesome, sweet, kickass, sick, groovy, etc etc. Basically, an expression of goodness. Example. Trey:'Dude, Vire, I just pwned some noobs!' Vire:'Delectable!' Also, this can, and is often used in a sarcastic way. For example... Ryan:'Hah, dude. I just kicked your ass.' JL:'Delect, Ry.'

     [ "delectable" ]

    1:  Greatly pleasing to the tastes

      * e.g.,  ... My taste buds enjoyed the delectable sandwich. 


     [ "delectable" ]

    2:  A player in the online 2d spaceship game, Continuum; Real name: Brad Williams; Notorious for being banned (and evading bans) for repeatedly cheating and offending staff in the zone, SSCU Trench Wars; One-time TWLB Champion as "rushed" on the squad Light; has also led several Subspace squads, most notably Task, Drastic, Divine, and Value

      * e.g.,  ... Delectable (3) was killed by: Mattey 

     [ "delectable" ]

    1: highly pleasuring or delightful, esp. to the taste

      * e.g.,  ... Red's brother looks as delectable as strawberries. 

     [ "delectable" ]

    1: synonymously to delectable but better

      * e.g.,  ... "Damn that's a delectable young nigga" 

     [ "Delectable" ]

    1: Awesome in taste, Suculant in flavor to have no other greater joy while eating.

      * e.g.,  ... This Strawberry Cheesecake is delectable, the best I have ever had. 

     [ "Delectation" ]

    1: This is when a person delights or is greatly pleased by something.

      * e.g.,  ... e.g They engaged in the Free for All fight in the house with such delectation. 


     [ "Delectation" ]

    2: could also mean zest.

     [ "Delectable" ]

    1: When something is delicious so, so, so, delicious That it's actually not delicious and it's now delectable

      * e.g.,  ... big sis- here 

     [ "delect" ]

    1: to be grateful and humble, "Delected". to stay delected is to stay meaningful, true, humble, grateful etc.

      * e.g.,  ... "I just received my football scholarship, all my mama gotta do now is stay delected and smile" 

     [ "Delective" ]

    1: Derived from "deceiving elective". A term applied to courses in which an individual enrolls, believing he or she will attain a high grade, but is sadly mistaken due to the elective's difficulty.

      * e.g.,  ... Music 1A03, Music 2II3, Gemstones, Soil, Water, Explorers, Geographies 

     [ "bespectacled delectable" ]

    1: An attractive female wearing glasses to correct an optical impairment.

      * e.g.,  ... Wow, did you see that bespectacled delectable? I'm smitten... 

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