How do you use the word "delicious" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "delicious": Your cake is delicious. The drinks looked cool and delicious.

Delicious Meaning

/dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

adjPleasing to the sense of taste; tasty.

adjPleasing to a person's taste; pleasing to the eyes or mind.

Sentence Examples

Your cake is delicious.

The drinks looked cool and delicious.

Who cooked this? It's absolutely delicious.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

yummy tasty pleasing

Antonyms:

tasteless

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ cake was gone within minutes at the party.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

Your cake is ____.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Late Latin dē Late Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-der.? Proto-Italic *lakjō Late Latin laciō Late Latin dēliciō Late Latin dēliciae Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Late Latin -ōsus Late Latin dēliciōsusbor. Anglo-Norman deliciousbor. Middle English delicious English delicious From Middle English delicious, from Anglo-Norman delicious, from Old French delicious, delicieux, from Late Latin dēliciōsus (“delicate, delicious”), from dēliciae (“delights”), plural of dēlicia (“pleasure”), from delicere (“to allure, to entice”), from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure, deceive”), from Proto-Italic *lakjō (“to draw, pull”), of unknown ultimate origin. Displaced native Old English ārlīċ (“delicious”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"It was quite dark by the time Tarzan had gorged himself. Ah, but it had been delicious! Never had he quite accustomed himself to the ruined flesh that civilized men had served him, and in the bottom of his savage heart there had constantly been the craving for the warm meat of the fresh kill, and the rich, red blood." — 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 120:

"But the houses are so delicious and the way they're townscaped on to hilly bits is absolutely wonderful." — 1986, Patrick Lichfield, Courvoisier's Book of the Best, page 230:

"Jones had not travelled far before he paid his compliments to that beautiful planet, and, turning to his companion, asked him if he had ever beheld so delicious an evening?" — 1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:

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