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delicious | deligate |

As an adjective delicious

is pleasing to taste; tasty.

As a verb deligate is

(surgery|dated|transitive) to bind up; to bandage.

delicious

English

Adjective

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

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    Derived terms

    * deliciously * deliciousness * undelicious

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    deligate

    English

    Verb

    (deligat)
  • (surgery, dated, transitive) To bind up; to bandage.
  • * 1851 , The Medical examiner, and record of medical science: Volume 7 (page 322)
    • Every one is aware of the uncertainty as well as great danger of the different cutting and deligating operations for the removal of this distressing infirmity.
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