"delightable" meaning in English

See delightable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more delightable [comparative], most delightable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English delitable, from Old French delitable. By surface analysis, delight + -able. Piecewise doublet of delectable. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|delitable}} Middle English delitable, {{der|en|fro|delitable}} Old French delitable, {{surf|en|delight|-able}} By surface analysis, delight + -able, {{piecewise doublet|en|delectable}} Piecewise doublet of delectable Head templates: {{en-adj}} delightable (comparative more delightable, superlative most delightable)
  1. (obsolete) Delightful. Tags: obsolete Synonyms: delitable

Alternative forms

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