tasty
/'teisti/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Pleasing to the sense of taste; having a pleasant flavor: Describes food or drink that has a good, enjoyable, or delicious taste.
- (Informal) Attractive, appealing, or stylish: Used figuratively to describe something that is very good, interesting, or appealing in a non-food context.
Usage Examples
- Adjective (Food/Drink):
- She prepared a very tasty stew for dinner.
- This local cheese is particularly tasty.
- Adjective (Informal/Figurative):
- He offered me a tasty deal on the car.
- That's a tasty piece of gossip you've heard.
Advanced Usage
- "to look tasty": to appear delicious or appealing.
- The cake on the counter looks very tasty.
- "to make something tasty": to prepare or season food so it has a good flavor.
- A pinch of salt can really make a simple soup tasty.
Variants and Related Words
- Tastily (adverb): in a tasty manner.
- The dish was tastily seasoned.
- Tastiness (noun): the quality of being tasty.
- The tastiness of the sauce was undeniable.
Synonyms
- Delicious: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.
- Flavorful: full of flavor.
- Savory: pleasant or agreeable to taste (often used for non-sweet foods).
- Delectable: delightful, highly pleasing, especially to taste.
- Appetizing: stimulating or appealing to the appetite.
Antonyms
- Tasteless: lacking flavor.
- Bland: lacking strong flavor; mild.
- Unappetizing: not appealing to the appetite.
Related Phrases & Idioms
- A tasty morsel: a small piece of delicious food; (figuratively) an interesting piece of information.
- The journalist was always on the lookout for a tasty morsel of scandal.
Adjective
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pleasing to the sense of taste
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a tasty morsel
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