Toothsome

//ˈtuθ.səm// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Delicious.

    ""It's a lot nicer than going round by the road; that is so dusty and hot," said Diana practically, peeping into her dinner basket and mentally calculating if the three juicy, toothsome, raspberry tarts reposing there were divided among ten girls, how many bites each girl would have."

  2. 2
    Sexually attractive. broadly

    "In 1919 he had been waiting at a bus stop, en route to his initiation as a Freemason: a toothsome blonde had crossed his path, and he had stalked off after her instead."

  3. 3
    Having a pleasing texture when bitten.

    "Once the pasta is firmly al dente (toothsome but not snappy), add it into the pan, with a bunch of cheese, and cook til it all becomes glossy."

  4. 4
    Showing lots of teeth; toothy.
Adjective
  1. 1
    acceptable to the taste or mind wordnet
  2. 2
    having strong sexual appeal wordnet
  3. 3
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
palatabledelicioustastyacceptableadorableagreeable

Example

More examples

"On the table, reposed a nut cake which she had baked that morning . . . a particularly toothsome concoction iced with pink icing and adorned with walnuts."

Etymology

From tooth + -some.

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