DELECTABLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

delectably

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Definition of delectably

as in deliciously

in a pleasing way a delectably witty comedy

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Recent Examples of delectably Think Hitchcock’s Rear Window, Polanski’s The Tenant, Haneke’s Caché, Coppola’s The Conversation and Powell’s Peeping Tom for starters, or at the more delectably lurid end of the spectrum, De Palma’s Body Double and Dressed to Kill. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026 Nail artists agree that one of the most popular dark shades for the season is delectably dark cherry. — Jennifer Hussein, InStyle, 18 Jan. 2026 Come here for excellent cocktails at delectably low small-city prices. — Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026 Think perfectly crisp and buttery bánh mi sandwiches, heartwarming pho, and delectably chocolatey egg creams. — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2025

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Which might explain why the finished pieces look so deliciously irresistible!

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026
And Wheeler stuck to his principles with this list, one that mostly traverses North Oak Trafficway as cheaply (and deliciously) as possible.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliciously

Adverb

Bookworms might also gravitate to the sunroom’s banquette seating, one of the wicker chairs on the wraparound porch, or the breakfast room, a delightfully matchy-matchy enclave covered in Pierre Frey Les Colonnes wallpaper and curtains.

— Lauren Mechling, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026
Or, for something delightfully charming, consider silver Jodie charm—a playful accent to fasten onto a handbag or piece of jewelry.

— Laura Jackson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of delightfully

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Towing capacity came in at 7,700 pounds when properly equipped giving consumers the ability to tow campers and work trailers nicely.

— Marc D. Grasso, Boston Herald, 12 Nov. 2026
The Sentinel’s progenitor — the Orange County Reporter — leaned hard into the region’s identity, tied inexorably to citrus (which lent itself nicely to the paper’s celebratory beer release with Ten10 Brewing earlier this year).

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of nicely

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What made this track particularly great-sounding, however, had more to do with the high frequencies.

— Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026
Last year for my birthday, two of my closest friends gifted me this beautiful Bellocchi casserole, which worked great alongside the yellows and greens of the sunflowers as an unconventional but perfect salad bowl.

— Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of great

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The movie follows two neighboring farmers in Devon, enjoyably both called Derek, one of whom, Derek Gow, is a rewilding conservationist, and the other, Derek Banbury, an intensive dairy farmer.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Peculiar and enjoyably Australian, the comments refer to the idea that Root was a big LBW candidate.

— Ben Jones, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of enjoyably

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An 1840 stint at the Harvard Library led to the insight that mixing finely ground clay with graphite would allow Thoreau Pencils to be graded from soft to hard.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Parmesan, finely grated (about ½ cup), and stir, adding more pasta cooking liquid a splash at a time as needed to keep sauce smooth and shiny, until incorporated; season with salt.

— Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of finely

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The legal defense army The Left developed a legal advocacy network to support street agitators well before 2020.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Gauthier extended his goals streak to six games and his points streak to a career best-tying eight games with his fourth multi-goal performance during this electric sequence, including three of his four career hat tricks.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026

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