delicious
US
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/
UK
/dɪˈlɪʃəs/
Meaning
Having a very pleasant taste or flavor, especially when describing food or drink.
जिसका स्वाद बहुत अच्छा और मज़ेदार हो; यह शब्द आमतौर पर खाने-पीने की चीज़ों के लिए इस्तेमाल होता है।
Examples
“The vegetable soup was delicious, so we each had another bowl.”
“My grandmother makes delicious mango pickle every summer.”
“The freshly baked bread smelled deliciously warm and inviting.”
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Not natural: The curry tastes deliciously.
Better: The curry tastes delicious.
After linking verbs such as taste, use the adjective delicious, not the adverb deliciously.
Taste यहाँ linking verb है, इसलिए इसके बाद adjective delicious आएगा, adverb deliciously नहीं।
Not natural: This is a delicious taste of soup.
Better: This soup has a delicious taste.
Describe the soup as delicious, or say it has a delicious taste; the original phrasing is unnatural.
Soup को सीधे delicious कहें, या कहें कि उसका स्वाद delicious है। मूल वाक्य का ढाँचा स्वाभाविक नहीं है।
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Say “It tastes delicious,” not “deliciously”; linking verbs such as taste take an adjective here.
कहें “It tastes delicious,” “deliciously” नहीं; यहाँ taste जैसे linking verb के बाद adjective आता है।