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delectable

adj, noun — 2 senses

delectable

adj

UK /dɪˈlɛktəbəl/

Etymology From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.

1

Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.
Derived terms
delectability, delectableness, delectably, indelectable, undelectable

delectable

noun

Etymology From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”). By surface analysis, delect + -able. Piecewise doublet of delightable.

1

Something that is delectable.

  • These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft.2009 February 8, Gretchen Morgenson, “Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay”, in New York Times:

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