[Magdalen] New to Me.

Scott Knitter scottknitter at gmail.com
Fri Oct 16 02:58:35 UTC 2015


I think it might work metaphorically, as in "Her parting words to him were deliciously sarcastic."

Sent from my iPad

> On Oct 15, 2015, at 9:37 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> An ad for food on USA television used the word "deliciously."
> 
> I think the sentence was something like "They ate deliciously."
> 
> A bell went off for me.  I realize I really do not use this adverb,  but
> a rush to the handy on-line Merriam-Webster Dictionary proves
> that deliciously is a bona fide word.
> 
> I can't for the life of me put the word into a sentence that sounds
> right.
> 
> I would tend to employ the adjective or noun versions and avoid
> deliciously entirely.
> 
> YMMV.
> 
> 
> David Strang.


More information about the Magdalen mailing list