deliciosus

dēlĭcĭōsus, a, um, adj. [deliciae],

• delicious, delicate (late Lat.): lassitudines, August. Contr. 10, 34 fin.: militia, Cass. Var. 7, 9: mollities, Mart. Cap. 7, § 727; of persons, Ambros. de Poen. 1, 9, 24; Sedul. prol. 8.

dēliciōsus, a, um, weichlich, verwöhnt, v. Pers., Augustin. in euang. Ioann. tract. 47, 8 extr. Ambros. de paenit. 1, 9, 24. Sedul. prol. 8: mollities, Mart. Cap. 7. § 727: lassitudines, Augustin. conf. 10, 34 extr.: militia (Ggstz. mil. laboriosa), Cassiod. var. 7, 9, 1.

deliciosus [LL] 1 delicious, delightful. b (of food, clothing or sim.) delicate, sumptuous, luxurious. ~a. i. amabilior, laeta, eþgeorn vel estful GlH D 104; delicie horribiles aut horror deliciosus / dicetur sapidum virus, amica lues Neckam DS III 527 (cf. (v. delicium 1)); o regis quanta bonitas! pietas generosa / in vultu tanta! dulcedo deliciosa / in verbis, factis, aliis multis quoque rebus! Elmh. Metr. Hen. V 268; 1440 in illo ~o ortulo, ubi spirat nardus Bekynton I 114; deliciouse, ~us CathA.  b vestibus atque cibis veterem mutaverat usum: / deliciosa nimis fugiens, nec vilia valde / sectatus fuerat Alcuin SS Ebor 1485; 10‥ sumptuosa, diliciosa WW; princeps triclinii, quia grossiora non poterat, utpote minime enutritus in his, ~a quidem sed parce admodum sumebat et sobrie H. Bos. Thom. III 16 p. 234; sepe loco vili latitant pretiosa, / continet urceolus vetus escas deliciosas D. Bec. 19; s1135 regis ‥ corpus ‥, cujus os tam ~issimis et exquisitis cibis pasci solebat H. Hunt. HA VIII 2; lautiora ~ioraque venari contempno; sed, ut quevis grossa vel delicata fuerint oblata, ventrem ‥ sarcio J. Godard Ep. 222; qui potest oblata commedere, comedat cum gratiarum actione; si non potest, doleat quia necesse habet querere ~iora [ME: estfulre] AncrR 32; prandia disposuit sibi †deliciora [? l. ~osa] sacerdos (Vers.) Capgr. Hen. 21. 2 (of persons) fastidious, self-indulgent. si cultiorem dicendi formam ~us exposcit auditor Itin. Ric. prol. p. 4; iracundi et tamen ~i [ME: eastfule ancren], asperi interius ubi deberet esse lenitas et exterius delicati ubi asperitas esse deberet AncrR 42.

dēlĭcĭōsus, a, um (deliciæ), délicieux, voluptueux : Capel. 7, 727 ; Ambr. Pæn. 2 1, 9, 42.