delicious

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

adjective

  • highly pleasant to the taste: delicious home-baked brown bread
  • delightful: a delicious irony

Derivatives

deliciously

adverb

deliciousness

noun

Origin:

Middle English (also in the sense 'characterized by sensuous indulgence'): via Old French from late Latin deliciosus, from Latin deliciae (plural) 'delight, pleasure'