adj. (common).—1. FULL-FLAVOURED (q.v.); NUTTY (q.v.); SPICY (q.v.); THICK (q.v.). Hence (2) of the best; RIPPING (q.v.).
1897. MARSHALL, Pomes, 31. He’s fond of something TASTY … me and him was spliced last Monday week.
1899. R. WHITEING, No. 5 John Street, vii. ‘Nice and TASTY,’ observes my friend, with a chuckle, as he points to a leg that seems to fear nothing on earth … not even Lord Campbell’s Act.
