Toothsome
adjective
Pleasing to the taste, delicious.
She prepared a toothsome meal for the guests.
Often appears as...
- toothsome meal
- toothsome dessert
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Attractive, appealing especially in a physical way.
He noticed a toothsome woman sitting at the bar.
Often appears as...
- toothsome sight
- toothsome woman
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Colloquial
adjective
Pleasing to the taste, delicious.
She prepared a toothsome meal for the guests.
Often appears as...
- toothsome meal
- toothsome dessert
Usage tips
Formal
adjective
Attractive, appealing especially in a physical way.
He noticed a toothsome woman sitting at the bar.
Often appears as...
- toothsome sight
- toothsome woman
Usage tips
Formal, Approving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary delight
Often used to describe food that looks, smells, or tastes very good, making you want to eat it.
The aroma from the kitchen promised a toothsome dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive connotation
'Toothsome' carries a happy, positive feeling, expressing satisfaction with the flavor.
Everyone complimented the chef's toothsome pie.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory appeal
Use 'toothsome' when the appeal of food is linked to your senses, especially taste and sight.
The colorful salad looked as toothsome as it tasted.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary delight
Often used to describe food that looks, smells, or tastes very good, making you want to eat it.
The aroma from the kitchen promised a toothsome dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive connotation
'Toothsome' carries a happy, positive feeling, expressing satisfaction with the flavor.
Everyone complimented the chef's toothsome pie.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory appeal
Use 'toothsome' when the appeal of food is linked to your senses, especially taste and sight.
The colorful salad looked as toothsome as it tasted.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary delight
Often used to describe food that looks, smells, or tastes very good, making you want to eat it.
The aroma from the kitchen promised a toothsome dinner.
Pro Tip 2/3Positive connotation
'Toothsome' carries a happy, positive feeling, expressing satisfaction with the flavor.
Everyone complimented the chef's toothsome pie.
Pro Tip 3/3Sensory appeal
Use 'toothsome' when the appeal of food is linked to your senses, especially taste and sight.
The colorful salad looked as toothsome as it tasted.
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Quote examples
Sandra Tsing Loh
American Writer
Beating up on public schools is not just our nation's favorite blood sport, but also a favorite conversational entertainment of the well-off - like debating the most recent toothsome plot twists of 'Big Love' - who, of course, have no dog in the fight.
Quote examples
Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Littlenecks and cherrystones are chewy and sweet on the half shell with mignonette, served raw. But a well-cooked clam is a toothsome, tender thing, full of that magical stuff known as clam liquor.
Quote examples
Sandra Tsing Loh
American Writer
Beating up on public schools is not just our nation's favorite blood sport, but also a favorite conversational entertainment of the well-off - like debating the most recent toothsome plot twists of 'Big Love' - who, of course, have no dog in the fight.
Quote examples
Kate Christensen
American Novelist
Littlenecks and cherrystones are chewy and sweet on the half shell with mignonette, served raw. But a well-cooked clam is a toothsome, tender thing, full of that magical stuff known as clam liquor.
Example 1 of 2
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