delicious

«delicious» in Mova's school dictionary: tasting or smelling very good — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (delicious; usually not compared — something is just «delicious» or «absolutely delicious»)

meaning for a pupil

1) Delicious means tasting or smelling very good. tree →

2) Delicious can describe anything very pleasant, like «a delicious feeling of being warm». tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life it describes food, drinks and smells. In writing lessons, it is a stronger word than «nice» or «tasty». Phrases: «absolutely delicious», «smells delicious», «delicious food».

examples

• This apple pie is delicious! tree →
• Something smells delicious in the kitchen. tree →
• Thank you for the delicious dinner. tree →
• The strawberries were sweet and delicious. tree →
• We had a delicious picnic in the park. tree →
• Fresh bread is delicious when it is still warm. tree →
• The delicious smell of popcorn filled the cinema. tree →
• Ah, what delicious cakes he saw standing there! tree →

note

Spelling: «-cious». Do not say «very delicious» in careful writing; say «really delicious» or «absolutely delicious». Polite to tell the cook a meal was delicious. Not to be confused with «delicate». Not a number word.

In the corpora

• They look delicious, but some of the most dangerous plants in Europe have the prettiest berries.
• Telling a cook the meal was delicious lets them know their work was enjoyed.
• SMAchno means tasty or delicious; leaving the table without a DYAkuyu after the meal looks rude.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «delicious» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.