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delicious
something that is delicious tastes very good, and you enjoy eating or drinking it:
• The apple pie is delicious with vanilla ice cream.
tasty
informal food that is tasty has a strong taste that you like:
• She makes a really tasty dish with chicken and rice.
succulent
written succulent food contains a lot of juice and tastes good – used especially about fruit, vegetables, or meat:
• succulent melons • a succulent steak
appetizing
( also appetising British English ) food that looks or smells appetizing makes you feel that you want to eat it:
• The soup didn’t look very appetizing but it tasted delicious.
mouth-watering
food that is mouth-watering smells or looks delicious, especially in a way that persuades you to buy or eat it:
• The waiter came round with a tray of mouth-watering cream cakes.
flavourful
( also flavorful American English ) having a strong pleasant taste – used especially in written descriptions:
• a flavourful red wine
yummy/scrumptious
informal tasting very good – used about food, not about drinks:
• Her homemade brownies are really yummy. • a scrumptious meal
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adj. VERBS be, look, smell, sound, taste The recipe sounds delicious. The beef tasted delicious. ADV. most, really, truly The meal was really delicious. | absolutely, quite | rather
Oxford Collocations Dictionary