Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 24, 2011 is:
toothsome \TOOTH-sum\ adjective
1 a : agreeable, attractive b : sexually attractive 2 : of palatable flavor and pleasing texture : delicious
Examples:
The cookbook has recipes for a number of toothsome Italian dishes, including one for gnocchi in Bolognese sauce.
I had never had and I instantly fell in love with the white, toothsome corn. -- From a dining review by Tanya Henry in the Marin Independent Journal (California), February 2, 2011
Did you know?
One meaning of tooth is a fondness or taste for something specified. Toothsome comes from this definition of tooth plus the suffix -some, meaning characterized by. Although toothsome was at first used to describe general attractiveness, it quickly developed a second sense that was specific to the sense of taste (perhaps because from as far back as Chaucers time, tooth could also refer specifically to eating and the sense of taste). In addition, toothsome is now showing signs of acquiring a third sense, toothy (as in a toothsome grin), but this sense is not yet established enough to qualify for dictionary entry.
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