Red Delicious

noun

: a usually large apple with sweet crisp juicy flesh and dark red skin

Examples of Red Delicious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The farm expects its apple picking season to be shorter this year, but some varieties like Red Delicious and Golden Delicious are still available. — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026

Jonathan, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious apples are usually ready by mid-September, late September and early October, respectively, according to Iowa State University. — Lucia Cheng, Des Moines Register, 5 Sep. 2026

Green apples, such as Granny Smith, are known for their bright green skin, firm texture and tart flavor, while red varieties – including Gala, Fuji, Honeycrisp and Red Delicious– tend to be sweeter, juicier and milder. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 Aug. 2026

And, unlike with apples — a Honeycrisp and a Red Delicious are easy to line up side by side — medical services are hard to compare. — Darius Tahir, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Red Delicious

• supposititious
• adventitious
• cementitious
• expeditious
• inauspicious
• injudicious
• meretricious
• repetitious
• superstitious
• surreptitious
• unambitious
• unpropitious

Kids Definition

Red Delicious

noun

: a usually large apple with sweet crisp juicy flesh and dark red skin