Literary notes about Toothsome (AI summary)
In literature, "toothsome" serves as a versatile descriptor that primarily evokes the sense of something delectably flavorful while also extending metaphorically to denote attractiveness or appealing qualities. Writers employ it to vividly portray sumptuous dishes and culinary delights—as in the mouthwatering morsels enjoyed in [1], [2], and [3]—while also utilizing the adjective to highlight charming or enticing characteristics found in characters or settings, as seen in [4] and [5]. The term, therefore, enriches the sensory experience for readers, bridging the concrete world of food with more abstract notions of delight and appeal, a usage that spans both earnest gastronomic references ([6], [7]) and more playful, ironic contexts ([8], [9]).
- mumbled Miss Selina, as a toothsome morsel of toast entered her mouth.
— from The Blue Birds' Winter Nest by Lillian Elizabeth Roy - The pie proved extremely toothsome, and the muffins light and hot.
— from A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories by Beatrix Potter - A really fine mince-pie is a toothsome delicacy, and the like quality of pumpkin-pie a luscious treat.
— from Breakfast, Luncheon and Tea by Marion Harland - In this nutshell lies the whole kernel of the matter; the sweet, sound, ripe, toothsome, wholesome kernel of Falstaff’s character and humour.
— from A Study of Shakespeare by Algernon Charles Swinburne - She had on a sort of greeny-yallery velvet gown the day we met him, and really she was quite toothsome, if you ask an unprejudiced observer.
— from The Story of Julia Page by Kathleen Thompson Norris - Epicureans may rest assured that "Whatever toothsome food or sprightly juice
— from Saratoga and How to See It by R. F. Dearborn - Such a turkey as it proved to be, so succulent, so toothsome, with such a flavor!
— from Six Girls and Bob: A Story of Patty-Pans and Green Fields by Marion Ames Taggart - Or did they see in this lone figure an easy victory and a toothsome feast?
— from Johnny Longbow by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell - "The bitter is indeed to come," said the countess; "and such bitter that colocynth is sweet and oleander toothsome in comparison.
— from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
