deliciously

1. 1.

   in a very pleasurable manner

   “they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously”

   Synonymspleasurably
2. 2.

   so as to produce a delightful taste

   “I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches”

   Synonymslusciouslyscrumptiously

Questions about deliciously

What does deliciously mean?

deliciously means "in a very pleasurable manner". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deliciously?

deliciously has 4 syllables: de-lic-iou-sly. The stress falls on "lic". In IPA it is /dɪˈlɪʃəʃli/.

What is another word for deliciously?

Close synonyms include pleasurably, lusciously, scrumptiously. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deliciously a common word?

deliciously is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.