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tasty (adjective)
Tasty means something has a nice flavour. It's good to eat.
- You should try the spring rolls. They're really tasty.
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- tasty food
- a tasty morsel
- a tasty snack
Compare tasty and delicious
When you try something for the first time, or eat something like a snack, you use tasty.
- Let me try the sauce. Mmm. It's very tasty.
When you eat a meal, or something more substantial, you use delicious.
- You're a great cook, Mary. That was delicious.
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tasteful
- She has very tasteful clothes.
- Her house is tastefully decorated.
(= well-chosen/suitable)
tasteless
- That was a tasteless thing to say. Apologize now.
- Their house is tastelessly decorated. They have no idea about choosing colours or designs that go together.
(= badly-chosen/unsuitable)
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- delicious
- flavoured
- stylish
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