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TASTY
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Irregular inflected forms: tastier , tastiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pleasing to the sense of taste
Example:
a tasty morsel
Classified under:
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)
