Adjective : a delectable witticism. ,a delectable dinner. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a buffet table spread with delectables. From Dictionary.com.
Paalo thought this had similar characteristics to a Taleggio and can vouch for its delectability. From Wordnik.com. [Red Hill] Reference
It was so fresh that its delectability was a foregone conclusion: we could hardly wait for the confirmation that would come with the first touch on the tongue. From Wordnik.com. [Mexico's endless Pacific beach: sun, surf, sand, seafood and solitude] Reference
Providence, however, by lending taste, savor and delectability to our aliments, makes us find pleasure in what otherwise would be repugnant and insufferably monotonous. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals] Reference
Then I'll tell you how I imagine you must be feeling from the way you're looking, -- and that will give me a chance to expatiate on the delectability of your appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Turn About Eleanor] Reference
And go read the NYT PEW Bradley affect op ed needs to be considered when assessing delectability for Senator Obama and for Senator Clinton or does it apply to women need to do some research on this myself. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Campaign Co-Chair Questions Hillary's Tears] Reference
The topper is when Paul Sorvino slices strips of garlic with a razor blade to such thin, such translucent perfection that when you see it gently combine with the olive oil and sizzle in the pan, you can practically smell the delectability. From Wordnik.com. [Kim Morgan: Happy Thanksgiving: Food On Film] Reference
Sean's Panaroma A home-style experiment in modern French cooking, this storefront facing a favorite spot for surfers comes up with nightly chalkboard specials that stretch the boundaries of global taste without ever abandoning delectability. From Wordnik.com. [The Top 10 Restaurants in Asia] Reference
Now it so happens that we had entered upon the experience of this delectability with every good disposition towards it, but a still better disposition towards the getting beyond it if we could, that we might see something of the real state of the people. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847] Reference
Panini and chicken korma glistening with delectability. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News - Home] Reference
Christmas-trees, owned to the purity and delectability of old Mrs. From Wordnik.com. [Hollowdell Grange Holiday Hours in a Country Home] Reference
Soils, grape varieties and production techniques contribute to the delectability of these wines. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Travel]
Has a drama abhorrent, bestial, repellent, and loathsome been changed into a thing of delectability by the potent agency of music?. From Wordnik.com. [Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time] Reference
The name sounds humdrum, but the thick strip of beef that hangs between the steer's rib and loin can be grilled to over-the-top delectability. From Wordnik.com. [Brownsville Herald :] Reference
It may be a matter for envy that Mr Roughead, with his uncanny skill and his gift in piquant sauces, can turn out the haddock and hake with all the delectability of sole à la Normande. From Wordnik.com. [She Stands Accused] Reference
Right, so I am putting up a little 30-second clip of the single Nice Boys up on myspace and I will also be putting up the new singles artwork as my profile picture for your delectability!. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The abbess agreed that a world sans lune would be a poorer world indeed-in the desert, especially, moonlight was the magic frosting that slathered delectability onto the scorched hard torte of the earth-but surely those critics were correct when they complained that ideas and ideals of physical beauty tended, at worst, to oppress the plain in appearance, and, at best, to make them feel inadequate; while giving those graced with comeliness, through no particular effort of their own, a false sense of superiority. From Wordnik.com. [Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates]
I eat my cottage cheese (Borden’s, low fat) with a small spoon (to make the delectability last longer). From Wordnik.com. [cottage cheese pancakes | smitten kitchen] Reference
A delectability in my supersoriptionizin 'the epistolary correspondency, ma'am, that I'm about to adopt? ". From Wordnik.com. [The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three] Reference
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