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TASTY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: tastier    , tastiest   

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pleasing to the sense of taste

Example:

a tasty morsel

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

winey; winy (having the taste of wine)

strong-flavored (having a strong taste)

sour (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons)

smoky (tasting of smoke)

salty (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water)

acrid; pungent (strong and sharp)

piquant; savory; savoury; zesty (having an agreeably pungent taste)

nutlike; nutty (having the flavor of nuts)

nippy (a sharp biting taste)

minty (of the flavor of mint, particularly peppermint)

mild-tasting (having a mild taste)

grapey; grapy (having a taste like that of grapes)

hot; spicy (producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves)

gingery (having a taste like that of ginger)

peppery (having the piquant burning taste of peppers)

full-bodied; racy; rich; robust (marked by richness and fullness of flavor)

fruity (tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit)

flavorful; flavorous; flavorsome; flavourful; flavourous; flavoursome; sapid; saporous (full of flavor)

delectable; delicious; luscious; pleasant-tasting; scrumptious; toothsome; yummy (extremely pleasing to the sense of taste)

dainty (especially pleasing to the taste)

choice (appealing to refined taste)

bittersweet; semisweet (having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness)

bitterish; sharp-tasting (somewhat bitter)

bitter (causing a sharp and acrid taste experience)

ambrosial; ambrosian; nectarous (extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant)

acid-tasting; sour-tasting (having a sour acidic taste)

Also:

sour (having a sharp biting taste)

sweet (having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar)

palatable; toothsome (acceptable to the taste or mind)

salty (containing or filled with salt)

appetising; appetizing (appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma)

Attribute:

taste property (a property appreciated via the sense of taste)

Antonym:

tasteless (lacking flavor)

Derivation:

taste (the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth)

tastiness (a pleasing palatability)

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