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deliciously en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /diˈlɪ.ʃəs.li/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /dəˈlɪ.ʃəs.li/ (US)

Etymology

Etymology tree English delicious Middle English -ly English -ly English deliciously From delicious + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a delicious manner.
   • The last reel is buoyed by the deliciously hammy tones of David Bowie, who voices the Voldemortish villain. 2007 January 18, Al Hoff, “Arthur and the Invisibles”, in Pittsburgh City Paper:
   • The band's songs, which can be deliciously unserious, are as memorable as they are charming. 2009 January 9, The New York Times, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2018:
   • Poland Spring’s latest marketing blitz comes after the veteran bottler realized that, while water tastes fine, apple juice definitely tastes better. Poland Spring hasn’t changed the recognizable design of its bottles or labels, but it has replaced the water inside with 100 percent lip-smacking apple juice, giving its customers a deliciously sweet flavor as opposed to the boring taste of water. While competitors like Evian and Dasani are still stuck in the past with regular water, Poland Spring seems to be showing everyone how it’s done. 2017 November 27, “Genius Marketing: Poland Spring Is Putting Apple Juice In Its Bottles Because It Tastes Better”, in Clickhole, archived from the original on 28 Jun 2024:
   • Yet notwithſtandyng all this geare, / thou cougheſt ſtill, perdy / Ye are a craftie knaue, you cough / to fare deliciouſly. 1577, Martial, “Epigrammes out of Martial. [To Parthenope.]”, in Timothe Kendall, transl., Flowers of Epigrammes […], [Manchester]: […] [Charles Simms] for the Spenser Society, published 1874, →OCLC, pages 56–57:

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Translations (3)

ca deliciosament (delicious manner) · es deliciosamente (delicious manner) · pt deliciosamente (delicious manner)