Added 10 October 2026
delectable
/dɪˈlɛktəbəl/ adjective
Latin root: delectare Wiktionary
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- Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
noun
- Something that is delectable.
Origin
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.
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