delicious

/di-ˈli-shəs/

Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin deliciosus, from Latin deliciae delights, from delicere to allure

adjective

  1. affording great pleasure : delightful

  2. appealing to one of the bodily senses especially of taste or smell

a delicious bit of gossip

noun

  1. a sweet red or yellow eating apple of U.S. origin that has a crown of five rounded prominences on the end opposite the stem

noun

  1. a usually large apple with sweet crisp juicy flesh and dark red skin