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delectable

[dih-lek-tuh-buhl] / dɪˈlɛk tə bəl /


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Based in Paris, David Lebovitz has been giving us delectable recipes for more than 25 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The friends at my kitchen counter landed on some delectable gossip—the kind nobody would dare utter at a public cafe, much less print in a national newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Even if the film is horrendous, its timing couldn’t be better; a real-life soap opera blown up to catastrophic, delectable results.

From Salon • May 3, 2025

When the production came to the Ahmanson last summer, I noted that Creel, “infusing every line reading with delectable originality,” had only gotten better.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2024

Sandwiches of unknown nature, mysteriously flavoured and quite delectable, and that very special gingerbread.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier