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delightous

delightous adjective: delightful.

Adjective

delightous (comparative more delightous, superlative most delightous)

  1. (obsolete) delightful

Forms of delightous

comparativemore delightous
superlativemost delightous

Origin of delightous

From Middle English delitous, from Old French delitos.

Questions about delightous

What does delightous mean?
Delightous means delightful.
What part of speech is delightous?
Delightous is an adjective.

Words near delightous in the dictionary

  1. delighting in
  2. delightingly
  3. delightless
  4. delightly
  5. delightment
  6. delightous
  7. delights
  8. delights in
  9. delightsome
  10. delightsomely
  11. delightsomeness

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