adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a delicious manner.

   "Yet notwithſtandyng all this geare, / thou cougheſt ſtill, perdy / Ye are a craftie knaue, you cough / to fare deliciouſly."

Adverb

1. 1
   in a very pleasurable manner wordnet
2. 2
   so as to produce a delightful taste wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

lusciouslypleasurablyscrumptiouslyscrumptiouslytastily

Antonyms

All antonyms

distastefully

Example

More examples

"I wonder how tempura fry up so deliciously crisp and dry. Is there a trick to it?"

Etymology

From delicious + -ly.

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