delectable

Etymology

From Middle English delectable, from Middle French délectable, from Old French delectable, from Medieval Latin delectare (“to delight”).

adj

1. Highly pleasing; delightful, especially to any of the senses; delicious.
   For quotations using this term, see Citations:delectable.

noun

1. Something that is delectable.
   These include such delectables as cars and drivers, country club memberships and personal use of corporate aircraft. February 8, 2009, Gretchen Morgenson, “Bailout Needs Some Strings Attached to Limit Pay”, in New York Times