Antonyms of adj delectable

2 senses of delectable

Sense 1
delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy -- (extremely pleasing to the sense of taste)

INDIRECT (VIA tasty) -> tasteless -- (lacking flavor)

Sense 2
delectable, sexually attractive -- (capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes")

INDIRECT (VIA desirable) -> undesirable, unwanted -- (not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation")

Similarity of adj delectable

2 senses of delectable

Sense 1
delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy -- (extremely pleasing to the sense of taste)
       => tasty (vs. tasteless) -- (pleasing to the sense of taste; "a tasty morsel")

Sense 2
delectable, sexually attractive -- (capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes")
       => desirable (vs. undesirable) -- (worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome")

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