Antonyms for delectable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dih-lek-tuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈlɛk tə bəl


Definition of delectable

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French delectable, from Latin delectabilis "delightful," from delectare (see delight (n.)). Related: Delectably.
  • adj delicious, enjoyable
Example sentences :
  • He is taken to the roof, from which he sees far off the outlines of the Delectable Mountains.
  • Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude
  • We'll see dear, delectable Greycroft and have our picnic in the barn?
  • Extract from : « Miss Pat at School » by Pemberton Ginther
  • This delectable dream, with infinite variations, carried Roger home.
  • Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
  • "Go and tell him I wish to speak with him," ordered the delectable tyrant.
  • Extract from : « Little Miss Grouch » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • Nothing was too good for the sweet, delectable creature, and he told him as much.
  • Extract from : « Follow My leader » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • This last is the most delectable of all—but, alas, it is the one that fades most quickly.
  • Extract from : « This Giddy Globe » by Oliver Herford
  • And even if we had not, would not the sense and the satire of it be delectable?
  • Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 » by George Saintsbury
  • He was a type of that delectable world from which she was shut out.
  • Extract from : « Jewel Weed » by Alice Ames Winter
  • The day may come when this delectable creature may fall to his portion.
  • Extract from : « April's Lady » by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
  • It was the most delectable of all the finny genus, superior even to the pompano.
  • Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson

Synonyms for delectable

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