What is highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." Spenser. "Delightful fruit." Milton. See Delicious. -- De*light"ful*ly, adv. -- De*light"ful*ness, n called?
delightful — Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction. "Delightful bowers." Spenser. "Delightful fruit." Milton. See Delicious. -- De*light"ful*ly, adv. -- De*light"ful*ness, n. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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