palatable, appetizing, savory, tasty, toothsome mean agreeable or pleasant especially to the sense of taste. palatable often applies to something that is found to be merely agreeable.
butterflies that birds find palatableappetizing suggests a whetting of the appetite and applies to aroma and appearance as well as taste.
appetizing hors d'oeuvres savory applies to both taste and aroma and suggests piquancy and often spiciness.
dumplings with savory fillings tasty implies a pronounced taste.
a tart and tasty pie toothsome stresses the notion of agreeableness and sometimes implies tenderness or daintiness.
an enticing array of toothsome desserts
Examples of tasty in a Sentence
the tasty prospect of getting his revenge after all those years
a selection of tasty doughnuts from the corner bakery
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