Dictionary entry

Delectable

Webster's Dictionary 1913

De‐lec″ta‐ble (?), a. [OF. delitable, OF. delitable, F. délectable, fr. L. delectabilis, fr. delectare to delight. See Delight.] Highly pleasing; delightful.

Delectable both to behold and taste. Milton.

— De‐lec″ta‐ble‐ness, n. — De‐lec″ta‐bly, adv.