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relishy

relishy adjective: tasty.

Adjective

relishy (comparative more relishy, superlative most relishy)

  1. (dated) Tasty.
    • They are dependent upon him for the food they eat, the relishy herring and the delightful buckwheat.1897, John Alexander Logan, In Joyful Russia, page 242
  2. Resembling or characteristic of relish (condiment).
    • Salsa translates simply as sauce. "In Spanish, it means all sauces, not just a relishy condiment that you put on the table," says Mexican food authority Rick Bayless […]1993, Food Arts, volume 6, page 61

Forms of relishy

comparativemore relishy
superlativemost relishy

Origin of relishy

From relish + -y.

Questions about relishy

What does relishy mean?
Relishy means tasty.
What part of speech is relishy?
Relishy is an adjective.

Words near relishy in the dictionary

  1. relisheth
  2. relishing
  3. relishingly
  4. relishsome
  5. relisht
  6. relishy
  7. relist
  8. relisted
  9. relisten
  10. relistened
  11. relistening

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