TASTY (tastier, tastiest)

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Irregular inflected forms: tastier    , tastiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does tasty mean? 

• TASTY (adjective)
  The adjective TASTY has 1 sense:

1. pleasing to the sense of taste

  Familiarity information: TASTY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TASTY (adjective)

Comparative: tastier   
Superlative: tastiest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pleasing to the sense of taste

Context example:

a tasty morsel

Similar:

full-bodied; racy; rich; robust (marked by richness and fullness of flavor)

winey; winy (having the taste of wine)

strong-flavored (having a strong taste)

sour (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons)

smoky (tasting of smoke)

salty (one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of sea water)

acrid; pungent (strong and sharp)

piquant; savory; savoury; zesty (having an agreeably pungent taste)

nutlike; nutty (having the flavor of nuts)

nippy (a sharp biting taste)

minty (of the flavor of mint, particularly peppermint)

mild-tasting (having a mild taste)

grapey; grapy (having a taste like that of grapes)

hot; spicy (producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves)

gingery (having a taste like that of ginger)

peppery (having the piquant burning taste of peppers)

fruity (tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit)

flavorful; flavorous; flavorsome; flavourful; flavourous; flavoursome; sapid; saporous (full of flavor)

delectable; delicious; luscious; pleasant-tasting; scrumptious; toothsome; yummy (extremely pleasing to the sense of taste)

dainty (especially pleasing to the taste)

choice (appealing to refined taste)

bittersweet; semisweet (having a taste that is a mixture of bitterness and sweetness)

bitterish; sharp-tasting (somewhat bitter)

bitter (causing a sharp and acrid taste experience)

ambrosial; ambrosian; nectarous (extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant)

acid-tasting; sour-tasting (having a sour acidic taste)

Also:

sour (having a sharp biting taste)

sweet (having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar)

palatable; toothsome (acceptable to the taste or mind)

salty (containing or filled with salt)

appetising; appetizing (appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma)

Attribute:

taste property (a property appreciated via the sense of taste)

Antonym:

tasteless (lacking flavor)

Derivation:

taste (the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth)

tastiness (a pleasing palatability)

 Context examples 

The eCB system affects the brain’s motivation and reward circuits and can spark a desire for tasty foods.

(Molecular ties between lack of sleep and weight gain, NIH)

Using a technique called a genome-wide association study, they mapped genes that control synthesis of all the "tasty" chemicals.

(Scientists develop genetic path to tastier tomatoes, NSF)

Some consumers crave tastier tomatoes than those available at the supermarket.

(Scientists develop genetic path to tastier tomatoes, NSF)