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tasty

[tey-stee]

adjective

tastier, tastiest 
  1. good-tasting; savory.

    a tasty canapé.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. Informal.having or showing good taste; tasteful.



tasty

/ ˈٱɪɪ /

adjective

  1. having a pleasant flavour

  2. informalattractive: used chiefly by men when talking of women

  3. informalskilful or impressive

    she was a bit tasty with a cutlass

  4. (of cheddar cheese) having a strong flavour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • tastily adverb
  • tastiness noun
  • untastily adverb
  • untasty adjective
  • ˈٲپ adverb
  • ˈٲپԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tasty1

First recorded in 1610–20; taste + -y 1
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She uses it to tap fatefully on trees and listen for the tiny movements of tasty grubs within, which she then extracts using those same Nosferatu phalanges.

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With a smattering of Electric Six's saucy disco funk, Milkshake Man is tasty enough to get Australia back in the finals after only achieving a semi last year.

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Like a cream cheese frosting slathered onto a tasty but conventional chocolate cake, the unexpected flourishes are the best part of this delicious treat.

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Others said their customers preferred Tanzanian plantains over Malawian ones, describing the former as tastier, while the latter were often spongy.

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"I would love to have had something like this. When I was in space, I had really long-life stuff: tins, freeze dried packets, tubes of stuff. It was fine, but not tasty."

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