English Explanatory Dictionary

tasty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor.
  2. Having or showing good taste; tasteful.
  3. Appealing; when applied to persons, sexually appealing.
  4. Skillful; highly competent.
  5. Potentially violent.
noun
  1. Something tasty; a delicious article of food.
  2. A loaf of bread.

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪsti/ en-us-tasty.ogg

Word forms

tasty tastier tastiest tasties

Etymology

From taste + -y. The Philippine sense is due to a genericized trademark from Taystee Bread Company, a defunct American company.

Synonyms

delicious ambrosial appetizing dainty delectable delish exquisite finger-lickin' good flavorful flavorous flavorsome gustful lekker lickerish lip-smacking luscious moreish mouthwatering nummy ono palatable sapid savory scrummy tasteful tasty toothful toothsome yummy sexy alluring arousing attractive bangable beautiful beddable bedworthy bonable bonerific buff desirable doable dreamy effable fanciable fappable fapworthy fine fit fuckable gorgeous hittable horny hot humpable peng provocative raunchy rootable salacious

Antonyms

nontasty untasty ambrosial appetizing dainty delectable delicious delish exquisite finger-lickin' good flavorful flavorous flavorsome gustful lekker lickerish lip-smacking luscious moreish mouthwatering nummy ono palatable sapid savory scrummy tasteful tasty toothful toothsome yummy untasteful bedizened blatant blingish brash campy catchpenny chichi chintzy corny crass crude flashy flaunting florid flossy froufrou garish gauche gaudy gay glaring gross gussied up hideous kitsch kitschy loud meretricious

Related words

taste tasteful

Derived words

tasty cheese
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