[Magdalen] New to Me.

[Juli Tarsney]

I think it's an adverb that normally modifies an adjective, as others
have said - eg, deliciously unexpected ...

The problem w/the example you heard is that it doesn't make sense as a
modifier for "ate" - it's not the eating that's delicious, it's the
food. I suppose one could say that the ingredients in a dish combined
deliciously ....

On Thu, 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.