Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Capable of being relished; having an agreeable taste.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste; gratifying.

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  • adjective Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste; gratifying.

Etymologies

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relish +‎ -able

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Examples

  • Yeah, it did require quite a lot of dexterity and hard work, but it's relishable stuff to do.

    In 'Sherlock,' A Classic Sleuth For The Modern Age 2010

  • Yeah, it did require quite a lot of dexterity and hard work, but it's relishable stuff to do.

    In 'Sherlock,' A Classic Sleuth For The Modern Age 2010

  • Yeah, it did require quite a lot of dexterity and hard work, but it's relishable stuff to do.

    In 'Sherlock,' A Classic Sleuth For The Modern Age 2010

  • And Isaac, before by his last will and testament he bequeathed his blessing to his son Esau, required him to make some savoury meat, such as his soul loved, i.e., such as was relishable to his blunted palate.

    Old Cookery Books and Ancient Cuisine 2006

  • Stephen became the picture of vexation and sadness, which, relishable for a moment, caused her the next instant to regret the mistake she had made.

    A Pair of Blue Eyes 2006

  • It exemplifies the enhanced craftsmanship of the author's recent work; the sheer number of the handicaps Rebus overcomes and the puzzles he solves evince a relishable virtuosity.

    A Question of Blood: Summary and book reviews of A Question of Blood by Ian Rankin. 2004

  • We shall be giving our readers a relishable taste of St. Simon, the celebrated memoir-writer of the age of Louis XIV., if out of the portrait in words, drawn by him from the life, of Fénelon's princely pupil, we transfer here a few strong lines to our pages.

    Classic French Course in English William Cleaver Wilkinson

  • For months I entered the ecstatic union, comprehending why the UPANISHADS say God is RASA, “the most relishable.”

    Autobiography of a Yogi Yogananda, Paramhansa, 1893-1952 1935

  • After a relishable meal of coarse rice, lentil-DHAL, and curry of potatoes with raw bananas, I retired to a small hut adjoining the courtyard.

    Autobiography of a Yogi Yogananda, Paramhansa, 1893-1952 1935

  • For months I entered the ecstatic union, comprehending why the UPANISHADS say God is RASA, "the most relishable."

    Autobiography of a Yogi Paramahansa Yogananda 1922

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