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What is the difference between delectable and delicious?

delectable | delicious |

As adjectives the difference between delectable and delicious

is that delectable is pleasing to the taste; delicious while delicious is pleasing to taste; tasty.

As a noun delectable

is something fitting the above description.

delectable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pleasing to the taste; delicious.

    • Synonyms

    * See also , yummy, good

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something fitting the above description.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 8, author=Gretchen Morgenson, title=Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft. }}

    delicious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pleasing to taste; tasty.
  • (colloquial) Metaphorically pleasing to taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * deliciously * deliciousness * undelicious

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