yummy

The definition of yummy is something that tastes very good.

(adjective)

An example of yummy is the taste of a sundae to an ice cream lover.

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See yummy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective yummier, yummiest

Informal very tasty; delectable; delicious: a yummy cake

Origin: echoic of a sound made in expressing pleasure at a taste

See yummy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective yum·mi·er, yum·mi·est
Slang
  1. Very pleasing to the taste or smell; delicious. See Synonyms at delicious.
  2. Delightful; delicious.

Origin:

Origin: From yum, the sound of smacking the lips

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Related Forms:

  • yumˈmi·ness noun

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