mouthwatering

See also: mouth-watering

English

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *men-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s

Proto-Germanic *munþaz

Proto-West Germanic *munþ

Old English mūþ

Middle English mouth

English mouth

Proto-Indo-European *wed-

Proto-Indo-European *-r̥

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥

Proto-Germanic *watōr

Proto-West Germanic *watar

Old English wæter

Middle English water

English watering

English mouthwatering

mouthwatering (comparative more mouthwatering, superlative most mouthwatering)

(literally) Causing one to salivate.
(figuretively) That is pleasing to the sense of taste; appetizing.
- 1996 April 14, Bill Oakley, “22 Short Films About Springfield”, in The Simpsons, season 7, episode 21, spoken by Superintendent Chalmers and Principal Skinner (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer), segment "Skinner & The Superintendent", production code 3F18:
  Superintendent, I hope you're ready for mouthwatering hamburgers.
- 2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 38:
  If the weather was not too rough at Norfolk Island, the Tulagi took on board some Norfolk Island fish, which arrived frozen in Vila. This fish was heavily in demand in Vila as it had a mouth-watering taste and was safe to eat.
(by extension) Enticing or tantalizing.

delicious in taste — see also delicious