tasty

Everyday

1. Having a good, pleasant flavour: "a tasty sandwich". tree →
2. Tasty can also mean clever or skilful at doing something, especially in a stylish way. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday life people say food is tasty when they enjoy it. In healthy-eating lessons, pupils learn that healthy food like fruit and vegetables can be tasty too. Phrases: tasty treat, tasty snack, look tasty.

Examples

• This soup is really tasty. tree →
• Strawberries are a tasty, healthy snack. tree →
• Grandma makes the tastiest apple pie. tree →
• The pizza looks tasty. tree →
• We made a tasty salad in class. tree →
• Honey is tasty on toast. tree →
• And he knew one thing more: he could embroider suspenders with roses and other flowers, and with arabesques, for he was a tasty, light-fingered fellow. tree →

Note

Comparative: tastier, tastiest. "Tasty" means good flavour; "tasteful" means having good style (a tasteful room), a different word. Safety: something tasty is not always safe; never eat berries or mushrooms you find outside.