TASTY

tasty

(adjective) pleasing to the sense of taste; “a tasty morsel”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tasty (comparative tastier, superlative tastiest)

Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor; delicious.

(obsolete) Having or showing good taste; tasteful.

(slang) Appealing; when applied to persons, sexually appealing.

(UK, informal) Skillful; highly competent.

(UK, informal) Potentially violent.

Synonyms

• (pleasant flavor): See delicious

Anagrams

• yatts

Source: Wiktionary


Tast"y, a. [Compar. Tastier; superl. Tastiest.]

1. Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty woman. See Taste, n., 5.

2. Being in conformity to the principles of good taste; elegant; as, tasty furniture; a tasty dress.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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