toothsome

adj.

1. Delicious; luscious: a toothsome pie. See synonyms at delicious.
2. Pleasant; attractive: a toothsome offer.
3. Sexually attractive or exciting.

toothsomely tooth'some·ly adv.
toothsomeness tooth'some·ness n.

(TOOTH-suhm)

adjective
1. Delicious.
2. Agreeable; pleasant.
3. Sexually attractive.

Etymology
From tooth + -some. A related word is handsome, from hand + -some, literally easy to handle or manipulate.

Usage
"You recognize Heichinro, Chinatown's oldest restaurant, serving toothsome Cantonese cuisine since 1887 and credited with creating sanma men, noodles in a thick sauce topped with sauted vegetables." — Burritt Sabin; New Subway Signals Start of a New Era; The Japan Times (Tokyo); Feb 13, 2004.

"On the one hand the band - based around the songwriting partnership of toothsome 23-year-old singer Jill Jackson and 26-year-old drummer Jim Duguid - look and sound a lot like a rock band." — Rock Genie's Bottle of Pop; Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh); Feb 29, 2004.

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adjective

Highly pleasing, especially to the sense of taste: ambrosial, appetizing, delectable, delicious, heavenly, luscious, savory, scrumptious, tasteful, tasty. Slang yummy. See good/bad, ingestion.

IN BRIEF: Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste.

The pastry chef baked a toothsome lemon meringue pie.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  Synonyms: delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, yummy

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