Elementary 📚 Vocabulary · #565 of 1319

delicious (adj.)

very tasty

Examples

  • A delicious meal.

Key rules

  • Delicious means very tasty
  • Delicious food, delicious taste
  • Delicious is used for food and drink

Common mistakes

  • The food is deliciously → The food is delicious

Use cases

  • Describing meals
  • Reviewing restaurants
  • Praising cooking
💡 Tip: Delicious is stronger than good; tasty is more neutral.
Practise this topic in the appPractise Elementary quiz
← ingredient (n.)spicy (adj.) →

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