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Tasty has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

pleasing to the sense of taste

"a tasty morsel"

2

Having a pleasant or satisfying flavor; delicious.

"The fresh strawberries were so tasty that we ate them all before dessert was even served."

In plain English: Tasty means something has good flavor and is enjoyable to eat.

"The chocolate cake was so tasty that I ate the whole slice by myself."

Usage: Use "tasty" to describe food that has an appealing and enjoyable flavor, though it is slightly less formal than the synonym "delicious." Avoid using this word for non-food items like music or art unless you are employing specific slang usage.

Example Sentences
"The chocolate cake was so tasty that I ate the whole slice by myself." adj
"The bakery sold fresh and tasty bread every morning." adj
"She added sugar to make the soup more tasty." adj
"Our dog found that new treat very tasty indeed." adj
Related Terms
Antonyms
tasteless

Origin

The word tasty comes from the root taste combined with the suffix -y. Its specific meaning in Filipino English originates as a loanword from "Taystee," which was once a popular brand of bread before the company went out of business.

Rhyming Words
sty esty misty rusty fusty testy musty westy wasty jesty nasty lusty busty festy gusty resty masty disty pasty dusty
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